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☆ UK Nobel Prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs dies aged 94
  + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +5 min
London —Physicist Peter Higgs, whose theory of an undetected particle in the universe changed science and was vindicated by a Nobel prize-winning discovery half a century later, has died aged 94, the University of Edinburgh said on Tuesday. Higgs described himself as “incompetent” in the physics laboratory at school and at first preferred maths and chemistry. What came to be known as the Higgs boson would solve the riddle of where several fundamental particles get their mass from: by interacting with the invisible “Higgs field” that pervades space. That interaction, known as the “Brout-Englert-Higgs” mechanism, won Higgs and Belgium’s Francois Englert the Nobel prize in physics in 2013. CERN’s massive Large Hadron Collider finally proved to be the sledgehammer needed to crack the nut, and in 2012 two experiments there independently found the Higgs boson.
Persons: Peter Higgs, Higgs, “ Peter Higgs, ”, Sir Peter Mathieson, Paul Dirac, Belgium’s Francois Englert, Robert Brout, “, Rolf Heuer, welling, theoreticians, Jody Williamson, ’ ”, Robert Evans, Tom Miles, Farouq Suleiman, Pravin Char, Mark Heinrich Organizations: London, University of Edinburgh, CERN, Reuters, “, Edinburgh University, Fermilab, Collider, chuckling Locations: Geneva, Chicago, American, Edinburgh
☆ Peter Higgs, Nobelist Who Discovered the ‘God Particle,’ Dies at 94
  + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Dennis Overbye | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
His death was announced by the University of Edinburgh, where he was an emeritus professor. Dr. Higgs lived in Edinburgh. Dr. Higgs was a 35-year-old assistant professor at the university in 1964 when he suggested the existence of a new particle that would explain how other particles acquire mass. Dr. Higgs was a modest man who eschewed the trappings of fame and preferred the outdoors. For years he relied on a colleague Alan Walker, a physics professor at Edinburgh, to act as his “digital seeing-eye dog,” in the words of a former student.
Persons: Peter Higgs, Higgs, Alan Walker Organizations: University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Locations: Edinburgh
☆ British Museum Sues Former Curator for Return of Stolen Items
  + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Alex Marshall | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
A judge has ordered a former curator who the British Museum says stole hundreds of artifacts to return any gems or jewelry from the institution that are in his possession. Officials also want Mr. Higgs to explain the whereabouts of other artifacts that they says the former curator sold online. The court documents state that Mr. Higgs disputes the accusations against him. At a High Court hearing in London, the presiding judge, Heather Williams, ordered Mr. Higgs to return any items within four weeks. Judge Williams also ordered PayPal, the online payments company, to disclose data relating to Mr. Higgs’s eBay accounts, including his transaction history.
Persons: Peter Higgs, Higgs, Heather Williams, Judge Williams Organizations: British Museum, eBay, PayPal Locations: London
☆ A thief suspected of plundering treasures from the British Museum vaults for 20 years is a 'possible case of kleptomania,' police source says
  + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
A suspected thief who plundered the British Museum for 20 years could be a kleptomaniac, says a report. Exquisite jewelry and ancient coins are among the world-famous museum's missing treasures. "Some of them would have been very, very valuable — tens of thousands of pounds — if it was known they were from the British Museum. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe British Museum was first alerted that several missing objects were being sold online years ago, The Times reported. The British Museum said, per The Times: "We take the issue of any missing items incredibly seriously.
Persons: Peter Higgs, Hartwig Fischer Organizations: British Museum, Service, Times, eBay, British, The Times Locations: Wall, Silicon, London
☆ Jewelry worth up to $63,000 was stolen from one of the world's top museums and sold on eBay for as little as $50, report says
  + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Several jewelry items worth up to $63,000 were stolen from the British Museum in London. A museum curator suspected of being behind the thefts was fired, and police are investigating. Some of the items were worth up to £50,000, or approximately $63,000, and were listed on eBay for as little as £40, or $50, according to British newspaper The Telegraph. An independent review is underway to establish what is missing, attempting to recover the missing items and preventing future thefts. A spokesman for the British Museum told the paper: "We have conducted a thorough investigation, identified the person we believe to be responsible, and that person has been dismissed.
Persons: Peter Higgs, Higgs, Greg, Greg Higgs, He's, I've, Nobody, Martin Henig Organizations: British Museum, eBay, Service, British, Telegraph, The Telegraph, University of Oxford Locations: London, Wall, Silicon
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