Higgs boson and piston pump: what they have in common

  1. Step 1. Higgs boson — uses — Large Hadron Collider. Discovered at the LHC.
  2. Step 2. Large Hadron Collider — evolved from — Cyclotron. Ring accelerators.
  3. Step 3. Cyclotron — uses — Vacuum. Particles fly in a vacuum.
  4. Step 4. Vacuum — is used in — Newcomen engine. Condensing the steam creates a vacuum under the piston.
  5. Step 5. Newcomen engine — has part — Piston pump. The beam drove a mine pump.

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