Goddamn Particle that became God Particle

Because it was so elusive and difficult to get at, physicist Leon Lederman christened (wrong choice, should have said named) Higg's Boson the Goddamn Particle. A queasy publisher got him to change it to God Particle.
Here are some trivia about this Elusive Pimpernal:
The Goddamn Particle and the prophets of CERN - Mail Online - Michael Hanlon's Science blog: From The Cutting Edge

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