The BIG BANG - The Higgs Particle

Yesterday was a historical day in the Scientific Field. A 27 KM round ring, developed by scientists from around the world, located some where on the outskerts of Geneva and scientifically known as LHC ( Large Hadron Colloider - Hope I spelt it correctly ) got kick started. The aim and objective of this study is to get to the root of the the birth of the Universe. The particle generated would move in opposite direction at the Speed of the Light and colloid to simulate the conditions of the BIG BANG. It will be an year long experiment. Scientists from 80 countries have put their brains on this project. Around 200 scientist, out of approximate 1200 scientist are of Indian origin. Our Institutions like CAT at Indore, TIFR & BARC at Mumbai, The nuclear science lab at Kolkatta are also involved, in this great attempt to come to terms with the mysteries of the evolution of the universe. It is certainly heartening to note that Indian Scientists are also actively involved. Who can forget the great scientist BOSE, who has his name on one of the particle constituents of ATOM, the BOSSON as it is called. the other named after the Italian Scientist Enrico Fermi. There were fears of the world coming to a NAUGHT, or Black Holes getting created after the bang. But people hardly realize that a lot of work goes behind any such experiment, be it related to space research , rocket science , Nuclear Science etc. All possible RISKs are covered in the studies before coming to a conclusion about such tests. So let us have a sound sleep in coming days, when many mysteries will get unfolded, peel by peel. What i liked most in this issue was the comment of the great British scientist, Hawkings. He said on the BBC that he would like to bet 100 $ as he felt that nothing concrete would come out of this experiment. He said that the scientist would feel that some thing is wrong with the experiment and that it would give us all an opportunity to think again. WHAT A THOUGHT. In short what he wanted to emphasize was that the thrill and challenges would diminish and dampen, if you get answers to your queries, and that would be the end of GROWTH, unless they come up with newer questions. Simply great. People who know about Hawkings would understand what I mean. Hats of to such an unending SPIRIT.