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

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  • 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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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! :)
 

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