Last October 2013, François Englert and Peter W. Higgs were jointly awarded the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize in Physics. “For the theoretical discovery of a mechanism that contributes to our understanding of the origin of the mass of subatomic particles, and which has recently been confirmed through the discovery of the predicted fundamental particle, by the ATLAS and CMS experiments at the Large Hadron of CERN Collider". Both Englert and Higgs proposed the theory of how particles acquire mass. It was 1964 when both men proposed this theory independently. It was only in 2012 that their ideas were confirmed by the discovery of the Higgs boson particle (particle responsible for giving mass to objects) at the CERN laboratory in Switzerland This discovery has helped scientists better explain and understand how the most basic and smallest building blocks of the Universe have mass. Immediately after the Big Bang, the first. the particles that formed in our universe were massless and flew around the universe at the speed of light. However, about a billionth of a second later, things changed and the particles somehow had mass, including the quarks and electrons that make up atoms. Therefore, the constituent elements of everything that surrounds us. However, without the theory that gives mass to particles, the universe would be devoid of stars, planets and life. Thus, the discovery of the Higgs boson was the basis of a more central idea called the Standard Model. The Standard Model essentially explains how the fundamental building blocks of matter interact. Namely, matter is made up of two different types of particles: quarks and leptons. Each group (quarks and leptons) is made up of six particles. In fact, the Higgs boson is believed to be one of the missing pieces of the standard model. Overall, the present and future significance of the Higgs boson particle is that the particle could help scientists get a better grip on dark matter and visible matter. The discovery of this particle will help scientists better understand the fundamental elements of the universe. Or rather, the smallest constituent elements of matter! Therefore, the Standard Model would be considered or proven incorrect if it were not for this recent discovery of the Higgs boson. As for the future significance of the Higgs boson particle, one can imagine what the future holds for particle physics. Scientists will now try to find out more about the theory of gravitation. However, it is hoped that this recent discovery will inspire current and future generations to invest in science and technology.