Peter Higgs
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Summary
Peter Higgs was born in Newcastle upon Tyne[1]. He died in Edinburgh[2]. He worked as a theoretical physicist[3], researcher[4], particle physicist[5], physicist[6], and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,568 views/month, #6,879 of 1,000,298).[8]
Key Facts
- Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[9]
- Native language: English[10]
- Field of work: theoretical physics[11], molecular physics[12], Higgs boson[13]
- Position held: professor emeritus[14]
- Employer: Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851[15], University of Edinburgh[16], University of London[17], University College London[18]
- Educated at: Cotham School[19], City of London School[20], King's College London[21]
- Doctoral advisor: Charles Coulson[22], H. Christopher Longuet-Higgins[23]
- Award received: Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[24], Hughes Medal[25], Fellow of the Royal Society[26], Rutherford Medal and Prize[27], Fellow of the Institute of Physics[28], James Scott Prize Lectureship[29], High Energy and Particle Physics Prize[30], IOP Dirac Medal[31], honorary doctor of the University of Bristol[32], honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh[33], Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Physics[34], honorary doctorate of the University of Glasgow[35], Wolf Prize in Physics[36], Oskar Klein Medal[37]
- Member of: Royal Society[38], Royal Society of Edinburgh[39], Institute of Physics[40], King's College London[41], Swansea University[42]
- Religion or worldview: atheism[43]
- Sex or gender: male[44]
- Doctoral student: Lewis Ryder[45], John Murrough Golden[46], David Wallace[47], Christopher M. Bishop[48], David Stephenson[49], Nick Dorey[50]
- Commons category: Peter Higgs[51]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Peter Higgs include Higgs boson[52], Higgs mechanism[53], Higgs field[54], higgsino[55], and The Higgs Centre for Theoretical Physics[56].
Why It Matters
Peter Higgs has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] He is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]
He is credited with the discovery of Higgs mechanism[59], a mechanism[60]. Entities named for him include Higgs boson[52], Higgs mechanism[53], Higgs field[54], higgsino[55], and The Higgs Centre for Theoretical Physics[56].
His notable doctoral advisees include Christopher M. Bishop[61], a physicist[62], b. 1959[63], of United Kingdom[64], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[65], specialised in machine learning[66].
FAQs
Where was Peter Higgs born?
Peter Higgs's place of birth was Newcastle upon Tyne[1].
Where did Peter Higgs die?
Peter Higgs died in Edinburgh[2].
What did Peter Higgs do for work?
Peter Higgs worked as a theoretical physicist[3], researcher[4], particle physicist[5], physicist[6], and university teacher[7].
Where did Peter Higgs go to school?
Peter Higgs was educated at Cotham School[19], City of London School[20], and King's College London[21].
What awards did Peter Higgs receive?
Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[24], Hughes Medal[25], Fellow of the Royal Society[26], and Rutherford Medal and Prize[27].
What did Peter Higgs discover?
Peter Higgs is credited as discoverer of Higgs mechanism[59].