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Physicist Peter Higgs has died. He theorized the subatomic particle that gives mass to matter. One of the great joys of my career was waking up at 3am on July 4, 2012, to report on the announcement of the discovery of the Higgs boson.

CERN: Oh sorry Americans is that early for you???

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Peter Higgs, Nobel-winning physicist on a subatomic hunt, dies at 94
https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/04/09/peter-higgs-boson-scientist-dead/