Peter Higgs, the physicist known for the Higgs boson 'god particle', dies aged 94

[TootsieFootsie]

Peter Higgs, the physicist who helped us understand the Big Bang, dies aged 94

Professor Peter Higgs, who is credited with one of the great scientific discoveries of modern times, dies peacefully at home aged 94.

www.abc.net.au

• In short: The physicist who helped scientists understand the Big Bang, Peter Higgs, died peacefully at home aged 94.
• Professor Higgs's work helped explain how the Big Bang created something out of nothing 13.7 billion years ago.
• He won a Nobel Peace Prize in 2013 for proposing the existence of the "god particle" that that would bear his name: the Higgs boson.

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[borndem]

Thanks for the announcement, @TootsieFootsie. What an amazing thinker. Whew!
I just can't imagine how some (very few) people can think and figure things out on that kind of level -- but it's good that they come along every now & then!