Eminent British Physicist & Nobel Laureate Peter Higgs; Passed Away At 94 -Was Awarded the Physics Nobel Prize On 10 Dec 2013 For "Higgs Boson" Or "God-Particle"
- Ananya Sharma
- Apr 10, 2024
- 1 min read
Updated: Apr 11, 2024
Hello, Everyone!
On Monday 8th of April 2024; the renowned Nobel Prize-winning British Physicist Peter Higgs who earned the Nobel Prize for Physics for "Higgs Boson" or "God-Particle" passed away at 94.
His remarkable theoretical work rendered the nuanced knowledge about the elementary force-carrying particle known as the "Higgs Boson" of the "Higgs Field" which is the fundamental reason behind the mass carried by the fundamental particles; enabled the world to understand the phenomenon behind the mass carried by the Universe.
The 1964 theory of mass-giving particles enlightened the world regarding the mysteries of the Universe and that earned him the prestigious 2013 Physics Nobel Prize.
On the 4th of July 2012, the Higgs Boson was discovered by researchers while carrying out experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC)-the world's most powerful particle accelerator,at the European Organization for Nuclear Research(CERN); eventually proved the theory for which a year later he was awarded the Physics Nobel Prize in the year 2013.
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As per the Vice Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh Peter Higgs was a remarkable individual with vision and imagination and a god-gifted scientist; whose vast knowledge of the world is always with every individual of the world.
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