The discovery of the Higgs Boson
The discovery of the Higgs Boson
The facts
| Dates | AD 2012 |
|---|---|
| Source | Printed on the chart |
Where this sits on the chart
The discovery of the Higgs Boson falls 6016 years out from Creation at the centre. On the printed chart you can put a finger here and read straight outward to see what the rest of the world was doing in the same moment.
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Who else was alive
The launch of TwitterAD 2006The invention of the iPhoneAD 2007The launch of InstagramAD 2010The completion of the International Space StationAD 2011The landing of Mars Curiosity roverAD 2012The European Space Agency’s Rosetta spacecraf lands on a cometAD 2014The Paris Climate AgreementAD 2015The launch of SpaceX’s reusable rocketAD 2015
Now see where it sits
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