April 29, 2024

AndronETalksNews

AndronETalksNews

Peter Higgs, physicist who theorised Higgs boson, dies aged 94

BBC

By Georgina Rannard

April 9, 2024

Peter Higgs, a giant of British science who came up with the idea of the Higgs boson particle, has died aged 94.

He was awarded the Nobel prize for Physics in 2013 for his revolutionary work showing how the boson helps bind the Universe together.

A statement from Edinburgh University said he died in the city on Monday.

It called him a “truly gifted scientist whose vision and imagination have enriched our knowledge of the world that surrounds us”.

Read more…