. Fictional character Homer Simpson was very close to predicating the Higgs boson, an elementary particle of the Standard Model particle physics. 14 This prediction came 2012. before CERN’s Large Hadron Collider could. Homer experiences a crisis in his midlife during 1998,, the second episode of season ten of “The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace.” Homer is concerned that his achievements are not significant and begins to admire Thomas Edison. He decides to be an inventor in order to improve the quality of his life. Homer invents a shotgun to apply makeup on women’s faces and a chair that can recline with an integrated toilet. This equation is 1998, which comes very close to the 14 discovery years later. Copyright: Matt Groening/Fox. Homer stands before a chalkboard and draws a complex equation. Simon Singh (author of “The Simpsons and their Mathematical Secrets”) says that this equation predicted the Higgs boson’s mass. It’s amazing that the Higgs Boson mass is only slightly larger than what the Higgs boson nano-mass actually is. This is quite amazing, as Homer made this prediction years prior to it being discovered.” Mr. Singh also wrote Fermat’s Last Theorem. He believes that many Simpsons fans and Futurama enthusiasts would be shocked to learn that numerous episodes include cleverly embedded references to math, ranging in content from familiar equations to new theorems, and conjectures. They exist because of their brilliance, as Mr. Singh explained. They all have advanced mathematics degrees and a great sense of humor. Image: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. simonsingh.net describes the book online. “The Simpsons” and their Mathematical Secrets” Simon Singh. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. ISBN 1408843730, 9781408843734. Video – Al Jean and David X. Cohen, the mathematics behind The Simpsons, and Futurama are joined by Mr. Singh for a discussion about the deep mathematics that lies beneath the humor.
Homer Simpson created the Higgs Boson equation fourteen years earlier than scientists
