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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. The university, where Higgs was emeritus professor, said he died Monday following a short illness. Higgs predicted the existence of…

University of Edinburgh emeritus professor Peter Higgs, who was credited with the finding of the “God Particle,” has died at the age of 94.

LONDON -- 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.

Peter Higgs, the eminent scientist who proposed the "Higgs boson" particle named after him, passed away on Monday.

Nobel prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the so-called “God particle," has died.