Physicist Peter Higgs, Who Found ‘God Particle’, Passes Away at 94

British physicist Peter Higgs, who is renowned for his groundbreaking theoretical work on the Higgs boson particle, has passed away at the age of 94. The University of Edinburgh, where he was a professor for nearly five decades, announced his death, attributing it to a short illness. Describing him as a great teacher and mentor, the University also requested privacy for his family. Higgs’ work focused on explaining how the Universe has mass, which was a significant puzzle in physics.

His 1964 theory of a mass-giving particle, later dubbed the Higgs boson or the “God particle,” earned him the 2013 physics Nobel Prize along with physicist Francois Englert. The confirmation of this theory came after experiments at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. The University of Edinburgh’s Vice Chancellor, Peter Mathieson, lauded Higgs as a gifted scientist whose vision and imagination enriched our understanding of the world. His pioneering work continues to inspire scientists and will leave a lasting legacy for generations to come.