Memorial Page for Peter Higgs
British physicist and Nobel Prize winner
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Peter Higgs (* May 29, 1929 in Newcastle upon Tyne; † April 8, 2024 in Edinburgh) was a british physicist and Nobel Prize winner. He was 94 years old. He had 2 children. His education included Cotham School, City of London School and King's College London. His faith was atheism. He received 10 awards, including Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Hughes Medal.
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23 EventsBorn in Newcastle upon Tyne, England
1929Cotham School
1941until 1946
City of London School
1946until 1947
King's College London
1947Bachelor of Science · until 1950
King's College London
1950Master of Science · until 1951
King's College London
1951Doctor of Philosophy · until 1954
Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851
1953until 1955
University of Edinburgh
1955until 1956
University of London
1956until 1958
University College London
1959until 1960
University of Edinburgh
1960until 1996
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
1974Hughes Medal
1981Fellow of the Royal Society
1983Rutherford Medal and Prize
1984Fellow of the Institute of Physics
1991James Scott Prize Lectureship
1993University of Edinburgh
1996professor emeritus · until 2024
High Energy and Particle Physics Prize
1997IOP Dirac Medal
1997honorary doctor of the University of Bristol
1997honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh
1998Died in Edinburgh, Scotland
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Peter Higgs. Forever remembered.