A great day for particle physics
As many expected, the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to British scientist Peter Higgs and Belgian scientist François Englert for their work developing the theory that lead to the discovery of the Higgs-Boson. The awarding of this prize indirectly recognises the work of CERN and many ETH researchers.
The particle physicists Christoph Grab, Rainer Wallny, Felicitas Pauss and Günther Dissertori (from left) applaud at the announcement of the Nobel Prize committee. (Photo: Peter Rüegg / ETH Zurich)