Talk:Timeline of particle discoveries
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[edit] Higs boson on the list?
Regarding the question of whether the Higgs should be on this list, well... No, it shouldn't. But it would then be the only Standard Model particle that wasn't, so I thought it made sense to have it mentioned in some way, and I put it on the timeline where it would fit. So I think it's ok as is, but if there are other opinions..?
Just found this page... in my opinon, a list of discoveries should not include speculation about the future and should just stick to history. So I think the Higgs should be removed from the list. Bodhitha 17:58, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Definition of "discovery"
Perhaps the article should start with a definition of discovery ... just a thought :)Abtract 22:29, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
- How should it be defined? -- SCZenz 23:39, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
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- Sorry what I meant was ... when can a particle be said to have been "discovered"? Examples: "1858 - Cathode rays produced by Julius Plücker (later identified as electrons)" ... but ... "1911 - Atomic nucleus identified by Ernest Rutherford, based on scattering observed by Hans Geiger and Ernest Marsden". So one is dated on cathode rays being produced whereas the other is dated on atomic nuclei being identified two quite different parts of the discovery process. Abtract 00:31, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
