Peter Higgs Passes Away: Nobel Prize winning scientist Peter Higgs has passed away at the age of 94. Higgs is known for the discovery of the God particle. The discovery of the God particle helped explain how the universe was created after the Big Bang. They jointly received the Nobel Prize in Physics for the Higgs-Boson theory. Edinburgh University confirmed Higgs’ death, saying he died at home due to illness on Monday, April 8.
Peter Higgs was a great teacher
Edinburgh University said that Higgs was a great teacher. Peter Mathieson, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh, said Higgs was a brilliant personality and a brilliant scientist. His vision and imagination have enriched our knowledge of the world. Thousands of scientists are inspired by his works. The coming generations will continue to carry forward his legacy.
Nobel Prize received in 2013
Britain’s Peter Higgs and Belgium’s François Englert won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics. Both scientists had made the theoretical discovery of the process of explaining the mass of particles smaller than an atom. Higgs was a Member and Companion of Honor of the Royal Society. He founded the Higgs Center for Theoretical Physics in 2012.