Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist Peter Higgs, Father of the 'God Particle,' Dies at 94
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Peter Higgs, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist who proposed the existence of the Higgs boson particle, has died at the age of 94. The physicist's groundbreaking work has helped explain how matter formed after the Big Bang, revolutionizing our understanding of the universe.
Higgs first proposed the existence of the Higgs boson particle in 1964. The particle, which is often referred to as the "God particle," is responsible for giving other particles mass. Higgs's theory was confirmed in 2012, when the Higgs boson particle was discovered at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN.
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Higgs's work has had a profound impact on the field of physics. It has helped us to understand how the universe works at its most fundamental level, and it has opened up new avenues for research. Higgs's legacy will continue to inspire physicists for generations to come.
Higgs was a professor at the University of Edinburgh for many years. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2013 for his work on the Higgs boson particle. Higgs was also a Fellow of the Royal Society and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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