Higgs, 94, who was awarded the Nobel prize for physics in 2013 for his work in 1964 showing how the boson helped bind the universe together by giving particles their mass, died at home in Edinburgh on Monday.
After a series of experiments which began in earnest in 2008, his theory was proven by physicists working at the Large Hadron Collider at Cern in Switzerland in 2012; the Nobel prize was shared with François Englert, a Belgian theoretical physicist whose work in 1964 also contributed directly to the discovery.
Someone who’s life should not be ‘tldr’d’. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Higgs
tldr: science
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It’s always a sad thing to hear but 94 and leaving a mark that puts him up there with the greatest minds of all time. Bravo, sir. Bravo!
He did a lot of good work. I also feel happy knowing that we actually found the particle physically while he was still alive. That has got to be satisfying. Rest easy, Higgs. ❤️
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Higgs, 94, who was awarded the Nobel prize for physics in 2013 for his work in 1964 showing how the boson helped bind the universe together by giving particles their mass, died at home in Edinburgh on Monday.
After a series of experiments which began in earnest in 2008, his theory was proven by physicists working at the Large Hadron Collider at Cern in Switzerland in 2012; the Nobel prize was shared with François Englert, a Belgian theoretical physicist whose work in 1964 also contributed directly to the discovery.
“His pioneering work has motivated thousands of scientists, and his legacy will continue to inspire many more for generations to come.”
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, which awards the Nobel, said at the time the standard model of physics which underpins the scientific understanding of the universe “rests on the existence of a special kind of particle: the Higgs particle.
An immensely shy man who disliked the fuss, Higgs had left home for a quiet lunch of soup and trout in Leith on the day of the announcement, to be stopped by a former neighbour who gave him the news on his way home.
Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Higgs leaves two sons, Chris and Jonny, and two grandchildren.
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I wonder if his funeral will have mass
Named after Higgs - the particle of God that permeates all existence
Did he tell anyone where the boson is before he passed?
@Slovene @tardigrada I’m sad he’s gone–He was a hero of mine–but even the bosons mourn for they have Mass
