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Dirac Medal

Great Britain · Science / Physics. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1997

Peter Ware Higgs1997

Great Britain · Science / Physics

Receives the Institute of Physics Paul Dirac Medal and Prize for his contributions to theoretical particle physics.

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Peter Ware Higgs

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