Some particle physicists thought that it was unfair to the others who had contributed to the theory. In 1993, another Nobel Laureate Leon Lederman wrote a popular science book called The God ...

The colloid particles comprised of silica coated in chromium are known as Janus particles in homage to the Roman God with two faces Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the ...

The University of Edinburgh reported on Tuesday that Nobel winner Peter Higgs, the man who gave rise to the “God particle” that helped explain how matter formed after the Big Bang, has died at ...

If you're talking to a physicist about the Higgs boson, whatever you do, do not call it by its media-hyped nickname the "God Particle." You're almost guaranteed to illicit a wince, a grimace ...

An atheist, Higgs disliked the nickname “the God particle”, which headline writers frequently bestowed on the boson that bore his name. He had strong views on what was good and bad about ...