Physicist Peter Higgs, discoverer of ‘God Particle’, passes away at 94

British physicist Peter Higgs has passed away at the age of 94, as announced by the University of Edinburgh. He was best known for his groundbreaking theoretical work on the Higgs boson, which explained how the Universe has mass. Higgs had been a professor at the university for nearly five decades and was described as a great teacher and mentor who inspired generations of young scientists. Peter Higgs and Belgian physicist Francois Englert were jointly awarded the 2013 physics Nobel Prize for their theory of the mass-giving particle, known as the Higgs boson or the “God particle”.

This theory was finally confirmed by experiments at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, nearly half a century after it was proposed. The University of Edinburgh expressed its condolences and emphasized Higgs’ visionary and imaginative contributions to enriching our knowledge of the world. They highlighted the significant impact of his pioneering work, which continues to inspire scientists and will leave a lasting legacy for generations to come. Higgs’ family has asked for privacy at this time, as they mourn the loss of a remarkable individual who made significant contributions to the field of physics.