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God Particle Scientist Leaves £200k to Good Causes
18 Jan
Summary
- Professor Peter Higgs, discoverer of the 'God particle', died aged 94.
- His £3.2 million estate includes a £200,000 charitable donation.
- His Nobel Prize medal was gifted to Edinburgh University.
Professor Peter Higgs, the visionary scientist who predicted the existence of the 'God particle,' has died at the age of 94. His passing marks the end of an era for physics, but his legacy continues through significant charitable bequests.
His estate, valued at over £3.2 million, includes a generous donation of £200,000 designated for charities such as Oxfam, Médecins Sans Frontières, Cancer Research UK, and Shelter Scotland. Professor Higgs, who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2013 for his groundbreaking 1964 discovery, also bequeathed his Nobel medal to Edinburgh University.
Born in Newcastle in 1929, Professor Higgs spent much of his career at the University of Edinburgh. The particle bearing his name, the Higgs boson, was confirmed in 2012 through experiments at CERN in Switzerland. Despite his monumental contributions, he lived modestly, shunning titles and public attention, and his passing leaves a profound scientific and philanthropic imprint.
