Large Hadron Collider was in news recently for doing some scientific research to prove the presence of an elementary particle. The scientist who predicted this particle in 1964 has been aw&rded Nobel Prize in 201 3. What is this discovery ?

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Large Hadron Collider was in news recently for doing some scientific research to prove the presence of an elementary particle. The scientist who predicted this particle in 1964 has been aw&rded Nobel Prize in 201
3. What is this discovery ?

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The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has been in the news for conducting scientific research to prove the existence of an elementary particle. In 2013, a scientist who had predicted this particle in 1964 was awarded the Nobel Prize.

Option 1: Particles known as quarks having mass

This option refers to quarks, which are indeed elementary particles with mass. However, the discovery being referred to in the question is not about quarks.

Option 2: Origin of Universe timings

This option suggests that the LHC`s research is about the origin of universe timings. However, this is not the correct answer.

Option 3: Higgs Bosons or God Particles explaining why fundamental particles have mass

This option correctly identifies the discovery made by the scientist who was awarded the Nobel Prize. The discovery is about the Higgs Boson, which is often referred to as the "God Particle". The Higgs Boson explains why fundamental particles have mass.

Option 4: None of the above

This option is incorrect as option 3 is the correct answer.

In conclusion, the correct answer is option 3, which states that the discovery made with the LHC research is about the Higgs Boson, explaining why fundamental particles have mass