As we celebrate the ten-year anniversary of the discovery of the Higgs boson, CERN’s Director-General at that time reminisces about the years leading up to this milestone.
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Heuer, RD. I knew we had it. Nat. Phys. 18, 722–724 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-022-01673-1
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