Nobel Prize Awarded To Higgs Boson Scientists

A British scientist, who proposed the existence of the Higgs boson, or 'God Particle', has won the Nobel Prize for Physics.

Professor Peter Higgs shares the accolade with Belgian physicist Francois Englert, who developed the same theories about sub-atomic particles and mass.

The pair, who were tipped to win the prize, were honoured for "the theoretical discovery of a mechanism that contributes to our understanding of the origin of mass of sub-atomic particles, and which recently was confirmed through the discovery of the predicted fundamental particle," the jury said.

Professors Francois Englert (L) and Peter Higgs in Brussels last year

"I am overwhelmed to receive this award and thank the Royal Swedish Academy," ​Prof Higgs said in a statement released by the University of Edinburgh, where he is based.

"I would also like to congratulate all those who have contributed to the discovery of this new particle and to thank my family, friends and colleagues for their support.

"I hope this recognition of fundamental science will help raise awareness of the value of blue-sky research."

Prof Englert said he was "very happy to have received the prize".

Both physicists theorised about the existence of an invisible force field and associated sub-atomic particle that permeates all things, working like glue to give form to stars, planets and even humans, in the 1960s.

Staff at the Cern research centre cheer the announcement Pic: CERN

Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) – the 'Big Bang' particle accelerator at the Cern research centre near Geneva, Switzerland , which recreates conditions a billionth of a second after the birth of the universe - declared last July they had discovered the particle, which lends mass to matter and holds the universe together.

They immediately congratulated the recipients of the accolade on Twitter, saying: "Congratulations from CERN, @ATLASexperiment & @CMSexperiment to François Englert & Peter Higgs for 2013 Physics #NobelPrize #BosonNobel."

Britain's David Willetts, Minister for Universities and Science, also paid tribute to Prof Higgs.

He said: "I congratulate Professor Peter Higgs on his Nobel Prize. This is the 23rd Nobel Prize for Physics to come to the UK and continues a long tradition of scientific discovery.

"We should also celebrate the efforts of the thousands of scientists and engineers all over the world who have worked on the Large Hadron Collider and who have participated in the long search for the Higgs Boson.

"Our new Nobel Laureate thoroughly deserves his prize. It's an incredible endorsement of the quality of UK science."

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, which decides the winners in a majority vote, delayed its announcement by an hour on Tuesday.

It gave no immediate reason, other than tweeting that it was "still in session".

The Higgs particle is considered a missing cornerstone of physics and without it, the universe would have remained like a soup, the theory says.

Famous past winners of the prize include Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen in 1901 for his discovery of X-Rays, Guglielmo Marconi in 1909 for his contribution to radio communications, Max Planck in 1918 for quantum theory, Albert Einstein for his theory of relativity in 1921 and Enrico Fermi in 1938 for his work on induced radioactivity.

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