s ▁Bridge ▁cent ers ▁around ▁a ▁fict ional ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁Super con duct ing ▁Super ▁Coll ider . ▁ ▁A ▁H ole ▁In ▁Texas ▁is ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁novel ▁by ▁H erman ▁W ou k , ▁which ▁describes ▁the ▁advent ures ▁of ▁a ▁high - energy ▁phys ic ist ▁following ▁the ▁surprise ▁announ cement ▁that ▁a ▁Chinese ▁phys ic ist ▁ ▁had ▁discovered ▁the ▁long - s ought ▁H ig gs ▁bos on . ▁ ▁Part s ▁of ▁the ▁plot ▁are ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁ab orted ▁Super con duct ing ▁Super ▁Coll ider ▁project . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁DES Y ▁ ▁Lar ge ▁Had ron ▁Coll ider ▁ ▁UN K ▁pro ton ▁acceler ator ▁– ▁a ▁similar ▁compet ing ▁Soviet ▁project ▁dis cont in ued ▁at ▁about ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁in ▁Russia ▁ ▁Future ▁Circ ular ▁Coll ider ▁study ▁- ▁design ▁project ▁( as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 ) ▁including ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁a ▁circular ▁coll ider ▁with ▁a ▁circum ference ▁of ▁ 1 0 0   km ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Ri ord an , ▁Michael , ▁H od des on , ▁L ill ian , ▁and ▁Kol b , ▁Adri enne ▁W . ▁( 2 0 1 5 ). ▁" T unnel ▁Vis ions : ▁The ▁R ise ▁and ▁Fall ▁of ▁the ▁Super con duct ing ▁Super ▁Coll ider ." ▁U . ▁of ▁Chicago ▁Press . ▁▁▁ ▁Led erman , ▁Leon ; ▁Ter esi , ▁Dick ▁( 1 9 9 4 ). ▁"