Peter Higgs, scientist who discovered the 'god particle', dies
Tributes to Nobel prize-winner who remained ‘a man of rare modesty’ despite huge legacy
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Tributes to Nobel prize-winner who remained ‘a man of rare modesty’ despite huge legacy
Higgs predicted the existence of the Higgs boson particle, helping explain how matter formed after the Big Bang. His death at 94 was announced by the University of Edinburgh, where he was a professor.
Peter Higgs, who theorized the existence of the ground-breaking Higgs boson 50 years before it was officially discovered, died after a brief illness.
The University of Edinburgh says Nobel prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the Higgs boson...
Nobel prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the so-called “God particle” that helped explain how matter formed after the Big Bang, has died at age 94, the University of Edinburgh said Tuesday.