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François Englert
Belgian theoretical physicist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
François Baron Englert (French: [ɑ̃ɡlɛʁ]; born 6 November 1932) is a Belgian theoretical physicist. In 2013, he won the Nobel Prize in Physics with Peter Higgs for their work in the discovery of the Brout-Englert-Higgs mechanism.
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François Englert | |
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![]() François Englert, 2007 | |
Born | (1932-11-06) 6 November 1932 (age 91) |
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] |
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