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Peter Higgs, physicist who shed light on dark matter, dies at 94

A predicted particle, the Higgs boson, was discovered in experiments at the Large Hadron Collider in 2012 after almost 50 years, confirming Professor Higgs' theory.
Professor Higgs, an emeritus professor at Edinburgh University, was honored with the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2013 for his groundbreaking contribution, shared with Francois Englert.
The esteemed scientist was described as a "truly gifted scientist" in recognition of his monumental impact on the field of physics.

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Physicist Peter Higgs, who predicted 'the God particle', has died at 94

Peter Higgs, the famous physicist who predicted the Higgs boson particle, has passed away at the age of 94. He won the Nobel Prize in 2013 for his research.

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Physicist Peter Higgs, the first to describe the Higgs boson, dies

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