What Is a Boson?  Einstein Was the First to Know
Category: SCIENCE
What is the origin of the term "boson," and why is it worth specifying that the Higgs is not just any old supersmall particle, but a member of the particular family of fundamental physical objects grouped together as bosons?
By Andrew Delbanco, Contributor
Mendelson Family Professor of American Studies at Columbia; Re..., 2012-09-01