CERN is announcing the discovery of the Higgs Boson particle on Wednesday

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It is frustrating, but in short, it closes the gap between Einstein's theories and modern physics. It's effectively completing the Standard Model, or getting closer to completing it.

The frustrating part is no physicist can accurately convey _why_ it's important until it happens.

Still, the fact that it's been 70-80 years since a discovery along these lines is worth celebrating.