In a phone interview with the Nobel organization, Professor Francois Englert says he is "very happy, but there are there are still big questions to be answered in particle physics."

So who are the two Nobel physicists?

Francois Englert is a Belgian citizen. Born 1932 in Etterbeek, Belgium. Ph.D. 1959 from Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium. Professor Emeritus at Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.

Peter W. Higgs, UK citizen. Born 1929 in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Ph.D. 1954 from King's College, University of London, UK. Professor emeritus at University of Edinburgh, UK.