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Also Known As elementary particle physics • high-energy physics

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particle tracks from the collision of an accelerated nucleus
Know why the Higgs boson is included in the standard model alongside particles like electrons, photons, and quarks
Learn how the Higgs field gives particle mass
Discover how progress in nanotechnology aid scientists to understand and apply the concept of particle engineering, specifically in the field of pharmacology
Know the challenges in proving evidence for a newly discovered particle like the Higgs boson
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Bruno Pontecorvo
Italian-born physicist
Frederick Reines
American physicist
David Gross
American physicist
Frank Wilczek
Frank Wilczek
American physicist
H. David Politzer
American physicist
Nambu, Yoichiro
Yoichiro Nambu
American physicist
Kobayashi Makoto
Kobayashi Makoto
Japanese scientist
Maskawa Toshihide
Maskawa Toshihide
Japanese physicist
Fabiola Gianotti
Fabiola Gianotti
Italian physicist
Vandana Shiva.
Vandana Shiva
Indian scientist and activist