The race to find the Higgs boson

The discovery of the Higgs boson in 2012 was the culmination of decades of work. In this video, Fermilab’s Dr. Don gives us a taste of the sprint to discovery. Explanation of Higgs Field/Boson– Fermilab video: TEDEd video: Tevatron Higgs announcements– 2009 Higgs measurement: July 2010 exclusion: July 2011: March 2012: June 2012: LHC Higgs announcements– Summer 2011: Fermilab physics 101: Fermilab home page: