Belgian theoretical physicist Francois Englert, who played a key role in developing the theory behind the Higgs Boson particle, passed away at the age of 93. He shared the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics with Peter Higgs for discovering the 'Higgs mechanism' — the theory explaining how particles acquire mass. This discovery gained worldwide attention after the Higgs Boson, often called the 'God Particle', was confirmed at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in 2012.
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Higgs Boson Co-Discoverer and Nobel Laureate Francois Englert Dies at 93
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- Belgian theoretical physicist Francois Englert, who played a key role in developing the theory behind the Higgs Boson particle, passed away at the age of 93
- He shared the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics with Peter Higgs for discovering the 'Higgs mechanism' — the theory explaining how particles acquire mass
- This discovery gained worldwide attention after the Higgs Boson, often called the 'God Particle', was confirmed at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in 2012
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• Francois Englert: Belgian theoretical physicist; died at 93 (June 2026) • 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics: shared with Peter Higgs; discovery of 'Higgs Mechanism' • Higgs Boson: 'God Particle'; explains how particles acquire mass; confirmed at LHC in 2012 • LHC (Large Hadron Collider): located at CERN, Switzerland; world's largest particle accelerator
