Higgs Boson

In 1964,  British physicist Peter Higgs thought about a really tiny particle than provides mass to matter, and suggested the possibility of the Higgs field, that is part of the whole Universe. This theory was impossible to prove in the 60's, because big particle accelerators were needed for this.

More than four decades later, in the LHC (Large Hadron Collider) in Switzerland, the physicist observed in a proton collision what was (with a certain percentage of proximately 99%) the boson they were looking for.

But, why is important the Higgs Boson?
Physicists are not sure, but Higgs Boson could complete the Particle Physics Standard Model, which would allow then scientist to come nearer to the understanding of the quantum Universe.
Peter Higgs and François Englert were given the Physics Nobel Prize, which is a type of reward for the work of these physicist during decades of doubts.