François Englert
Appearance
François Englert | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Belgian |
Alma mater | Université Libre de Bruxelles |
Known for | Higgs mechanism |
Awards | Francqui Prize(1982) Wolf Prize in Physics(2004) Sakurai Prize(2010) Nobel Prize in Physics(2013) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Theoretical physics |
Institutions | Université Libre de Bruxelles Tel Aviv University[2][3] |
François Baron Englert(French:[ɑ̃ɡlɛʁ];born 6 November 1932) is a Belgian theoretical physicist. In 2013, he won theNobel Prize in PhysicswithPeter Higgsfor their work in the discovery of theBrout-Englert-Higgs mechanism.
References[change|change source]
- ↑"CV".Francquifoundation.be. 1982-04-17. Archived fromthe originalon 2014-12-22.Retrieved2013-10-08.
- ↑Tel Aviv U. affiliated prof. who is a Holocaust survivor wins Nobel for physics,The Jerusalem Post,Danielle Ziri, 10/08/2013
- ↑Tel Aviv University professor shares Nobel for physics,Haaretz,8 October 2013