Higgs boson press conference at CERN on Wednesday: Video

GENEVA — As scientists begin to pore over what the discovery of a sub-atomic particle that may be the elusive Higgs boson find could actually mean, momentum is fast growing for the man behind its name to claim one of the world's great honours.

Physicists have claimed the potential discovery of the "God particle" was a gateway to a new era that could see humanity unlock some of the universe’s great mysteries including dark matter.