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Apr 14, 2024

Peter Higgs transformed what we know about the building blocks of the universe

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Peter Higgs, who gave his name to the subatomic particle known as the Higgs boson, has died aged 94. He was always a modest man, especially when considering that he was one of the greats of particle physics—the area of science concerned with the building blocks of matter.

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