1. Like the top quark, the Higgs will be conjured up by smashing heavy particles called hadrons (which include protons and their antimatter equivalents).

2. One can, however, use other measured quantities to calculate some masses, such as those of the W and Z bosons and the top quark.

3. Our confidence in this procedure is bolstered because a similar approach accurately predicted the top quark mass before any top quarks had been detected directly.