Peter Higgs
Peter Higgs is a renowned British theoretical physicist best known for his contributions to the field of particle physics, particularly for the prediction of the Higgs boson, a fundamental particle in the Standard Model of particle physics. His work was recognized with the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2013, which he shared with François Englert for their theoretical prediction of the Higgs mechanism.
Born on May 29, 1929 (96 years old)
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Peter Higgs, a former curator, is accused by the museum of the thefts and has contested the allegations.
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Peter Higgs formulated a concept in the 1960s that explains how the building blocks of matter acquire mass.
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Peter Higgs is the Nobel Prize-winning physicist who theorized the existence of the Higgs boson.
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Peter Higgs was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2013 for the discovery of the Higgs boson.
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