Peter Higgs, physicist who theorised Higgs boson, dies aged 94
Peter Higgs, physicist who theorised Higgs boson, dies aged 94
The renowned scientist won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2013.
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Surely one of the most massive names in modern physics. RIP.
60 0 Replymassive
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I’m so happy he lived to see the discovery of the particle and the confirmation of his theory
57 0 ReplyIt’s really quite astonishing.
Speaks to how quickly technology can advance over one’s lifetime and how much of a pioneer scientists are.
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People will say his name for as long as our civilisation lasts. Like Volta, Ampere or Watt.
44 0 ReplyTesla, Newton, Coulomb, Faraday
28 0 ReplyAlbert Einstein, Immanuel Kant, Ron Jeremy, Mia Khalifa
...what were we doing again?
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He fixed the standard model of particle physics. He was also the reason why this was built to prove his theory.
8 0 ReplyGodspeed, I hope you get to meet your particle.
7 0 ReplyI studied his work over 20 years ago. I had no idea he was alive at the time. I just figured he long gone like all the other pioneers.
5 0 ReplyI just got my master's in physics, I also just assumed he was long dead.
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Ok, now who will inherit all those bosons?
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