Peter Higgs

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Physicist
gptkbp:advocated_for scientific research funding
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:awarded_for gptkb:Leslie_Martin_Award
gptkb:Pius_XI_Medal
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkb:Copley_Medal
gptkb:Dirac_Medal
Royal Society Fellow
gptkbp:birth_year gptkb:1929
gptkbp:born May 29, 1929
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:contribution gptkb:Higgs_mechanism
gptkbp:discovered_by Higgs boson in 2012
gptkbp:field gptkb:Physics
gptkbp:field_of_study gptkb:Physics
gptkbp:has a legacy in physics
a research group
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Peter Higgs
gptkbp:influenced many physicists
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Paul_Dirac
gptkbp:involved_in gptkb:CERN
LHC experiments
gptkbp:is a member of the Royal Society
a member of the British Association for the Advancement of Science
a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
a member of the Academia Europaea
a member of the American Physical Society
a member of the European Physical Society
a member of the Institute of Physics
a member of the National Academy of Sciences
a member of the Royal Irish Academy
a member of the Royal Society of Arts
a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry
a member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
a member of the Royal Society of London
a prominent figure in science
a member of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics
a member of the Scottish Society for the History of Science
gptkbp:is_known_for theoretical predictions
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Higgs_boson
Higgs field
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:public_outreach
gptkbp:provided lectures worldwide
gptkbp:published several papers
gptkbp:received honorary degrees
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Edinburgh,_Scotland
gptkbp:spouse Margaret Higgs
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:University
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3