Scottish theoretical physicist Peter Higgs, known for his pioneering work in the field of particle physics, passed away after a battle with illness. At the age of 94, his death was confirmed by Edinburgh University, where he had served as a professor emeritus from 1960 to 1996. Higgs, along with Belgian physicist François Englert, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2013 for their groundbreaking research predicting the Higgs boson.
Higgs was born in Newcastle, England in 1929 and received his doctorate from King’s College London in 1954. Throughout his illustrious career, he made significant contributions to the field of physics by proposing the concept of the Higgs field and its associated particle, the Higgs boson. This discovery helped explain the origins of mass in the universe and completed the standard model of particle physics. The elusive nature and rapid decay of the Higgs boson made it a challenging particle to detect, but researchers were ultimately successful in doing so using the Large Hadron Collider in 2012.
Peter Higgs’s legacy will live on through his groundbreaking work on the Higgs boson particle. His contributions to physics have been instrumental in advancing our understanding of subatomic particles and natural forces, making him a true pioneer in his field.
