Science · 1929–2024
Peter Higgs — Age, Birthday & Biography
Born: 29 May 1929 · Died: 8 April 2024 · Age at death: 94
How old was Peter Higgs when he died?
Peter Higgs died aged 94. He was born on 29 May 1929 and died on 8 April 2024.
Nobel Prize-winning physicist who predicted the existence of the Higgs boson
Did you know?He did not own a mobile phone and only found out he had won the Nobel Prize when a neighbour congratulated him.
Peter Ware Higgs (29 May 1929 – 8 April 2024) 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.
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- Age at death
- 94
- Would be
- 97
- Years since death
- 2
- Born
- May 29, 1929 · Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- Died
- April 8, 2024
- Nationality
- British
- Known for
- Science
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- Would-be age todayPeter Higgs would be 97 years old today. See how many birthdays they would have celebrated.Age
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