TheVat Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/09/world/peter-higgs-physicist-nobel-winner-dies-scn/index.html Physicist Peter Higgs, whose theory of an undetected particle in the universe changed science and was vindicated by a Nobel prize-winning discovery half a century later, has died aged 94, the University of Edinburgh said on Tuesday. The discovery of the Higgs boson in 2012 at the CERN research centre near Geneva was widely hailed as the biggest advance in knowledge about the cosmos for over 30 years, and pointed physics towards ideas that were once science fiction. “For me personally it is just the confirmation of something I did 48 years ago, and it is very satisfying to be proved right in some way,” the British scientist told Reuters at the time. “At the beginning, I had no expectation that I would still be alive when it happened.” Edinburgh University, where Higgs held a professorial chair for many years, said he had passed away peacefully on Monday at home following a short illness. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MigL Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 His epitaph " he changed Cosmology and particle Physics, 50 years before anyone else realized it " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.C.MacSwell Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Nice that he lived to see the Higgs boson discovered. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mordred Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 6 hours ago, J.C.MacSwell said: Nice that he lived to see the Higgs boson discovered. RIP. Agreed I still recall all the heated arguments in regards to the Higgs field back in the 80's. It's amazing how far and mainstream research has developed since it's discovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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