Science: The Higgs boson, predicted in 1964 by Peter Higgs, was…

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Did you know? The Higgs boson, predicted in 1964 by Peter Higgs, was only detected at CERN in 2012 — almost 50 years later. It explains how all other particles get mass. Higgs and François Englert won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics for it.

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The Higgs boson, predicted in 1964 by Peter Higgs, was only detected at CERN in 2012 — almost 50 years later. It explains how all other particles get mass. Higgs and François Englert won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics for it.

Het Higgs-deeltje, voorspeld in 1964 door Peter Higgs, werd pas in 2012 ontdekt bij CERN — bijna 50 jaar later. Het verklaart hoe alle andere deeltjes massa krijgen. Higgs en François Englert kregen er in 2013 de Nobelprijs natuurkunde voor.

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