A free online course on God Particle

Course is developed by Edinburgh University to study the work of particle physicist Professor Peter Higgs

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Online learners around the world can now have a chance to study the work of Professor Peter Higgs, the scientist behind the Higgs boson or god particle. 

 

The online course has been developed by Edinburgh University, to study the work of particle physicist Professor Peter Higgs.

 

The Higgs boson, was first theorized in 1964 by Peter Higgs at Edinburgh University.

 

The University of Edinburgh is offering the course as its first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) via the FutureLearn platform, a partnership of 23 leading universities, together with the British Museum, British Council and British Library, which gives learners the opportunity to access high quality courses for free.

 

The course will feature interviews with Professor Higgs and filmed lectures by a team of world-class physicists at the University of Edinburgh. Students can then debate what they have seen using dedicated online discussion spaces, as well as via social media.

 

"The seven-week course, entitled The Discovery of the Higgs boson, describes the scientific advancements that have led to the building of the Large Hadron Collider, in Switzerland, and to the detection of the boson. It highlights the cross-fertilisation between theory and experiment in particle physics during the past 100 years," the university said in a press statement.