Peter Higgs and his Nobel prizewinning boson

What is the Higgs boson ? 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16116236

http://www.theguardian.com/science/video/2013/oct/08/peter-higgs-profile-nobel-prize-video

Even before he won this year's physics Nobel prize, Peter Higgs had already earned his place in history. But how did a 'hopeless experimenter' – whose original paper was rejected for being of 'no relevance to particle physics' – figure out half a century ago how elementary particles get their masses? And what is a Higgs boson anyway?

http://www.theguardian.com/science/video/2013/oct/12/peter-higgs-winning-nobel-award-physics-video

Physicist and Nobel laureate Peter Higgs responds to winning the Nobel award for physics at a press conference in Edinburgh on Friday. Higgs was awarded the prestigious accolade jointly with his Belgian colleague, Francois Englert, for their work on the Higgs Boson particle. Higgs says he first learnt he had won the prize when a former neighbour informed him on the street.

http://www.theguardian.com/science/video/2012/jul/06/peter-higgs-edinburgh-university-video

The physicist who gave his name to the elusive god particle that scientists believe they have found said on Friday it was 'very nice to be right'. Prof Higgs gave his reaction to the discovery in a press conference at the University of Edinburgh. The Higgs Centre for Theoretical Physics will bring together scientists from around the world to seek an even deeper understanding of how the universe works.

http://www.theguardian.com/science/video/2012/jul/04/cern-higgs-boson-video

Scientists at the Cern research centre in Switzerland reveal they have found a new subatomic particle that could be the Higgs boson. The announcement was greeted by rousing cheers and a few tears from the audience. The finding marks a breakthrough in understanding of the fundamental laws that govern the universe.

http://www.theguardian.com/science/video/2011/dec/14/higgs-boson-cern-god-particle-video

Scientists at Cern, the European particle physics laboratory in Switzerland, believe they have seen a hint of the Higgs boson. The results are inconclusive. But confirming the existence of the so-called God particle would confirm how elementary particles acquire mass, and would be the most coveted prize in physics.