Peter Higgs and Francois Englert are awarded Nobel medical prize in physics . In the coming days , prize committees will announce the laureates in chemistry , literature , peace and economics . The Higgs boson is what gives all matter its mass and is a central part of scientific theory . The the age of 25 discovery of the particle is billed as 2 of the biggest scientific achievements .
Peter Higgs and Francois Englert are awarded Nobel medical prize in physics . The Higgs boson is what gives all matter its mass and is a central part of scientific theory . The the age of 25 discovery of the particle is billed as 2 of the biggest scientific achievements .