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Peter Higgs
1929 – 2024
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryPeter Ware Higgs was a British theoretical physicist, professor at the University of Edinburgh, and Nobel laureate in Physics for his work on the mass of subatomic particles.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
May 29, 1929
Newcastle upon Tyne
Date of death
April 8, 2024
Edinburgh
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Occupations & fields
theoretical physicistparticle physicistphysicistuniversity teacher
Awards & honours
Fellow of the Royal Society of EdinburghHughes MedalFellow of the Royal SocietyRutherford Medal and PrizeFellow of the Institute of PhysicsJames Scott Prize Lectureship
Notable works
Higgs boson
- Field and occupation
- britský fyzik (1929 – 2024)
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