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Hawking Out $100 Over Higgs Discovery

He bet Michigan prof that particle would never be found

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 4, 2012 11:26 PM CDT | Updated Jul 5, 2012 1:00 AM CDT

(Newser) – The apparent discovery of the Higgs boson particle has come at a cost to Stephen Hawking: The world-renowned physicist has lost a $100 bet with Gordon Kane of Michigan University that it wouldn't be found. "It seems I have just lost $100,"...   Read full story »

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