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Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist Behind 'Higgs Boson' Particle Dies at 94
Peter Higgs died “peacefully at home following a short illness,” the University of Edinburgh said.
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Nobel Prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs, of Higgs boson fame, dies at 94
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