Einstein’s reputation restored as CERN scientists admit speed of light mistake

Posted on 23 Feb 2012 by Tim Brown
Scientists at the CERN lab near Geneva, who last year claimed they had recorded neutrinos, a type of tiny particle, travelling faster than the speed of light (186,282 miles / 299,792 km per second), have now admitted it was a faulty reading due to a bad wire. A source close to the experiment recently told…

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