Peter Higgs希格斯.ppt

* Peter Higgs a British theoretical physicist (理论物理学家) and Nobel Prize winner [θ??ret?kl] Portraits (肖像) of Higgs [p?:tr?t] missed some early schooling and was taught at home attended a grammar school in Bristol (布里斯托尔), where he was inspired by the work of one of the schools alumni (校友). moved to?City of London School（伦敦城市学校）, majoring in maths. moved to Kings College London (伦敦国王学院) and graduated with a first class honors degree in physics. achieved a masters（硕士）degree in 1952 and was awarded his PHD in 1954.? Early Life and Education /?l?mna?/ Peter Higgs is best known for the discovery of a mechanism (机制) that contributes to our understanding of the origin of mass of subatomic particles（亚原子粒子质量）. [mek?n?z?m] [s?b?t?m?k pɑrt?kl] He predicted and proved the existence of the Higgs boson (希格斯玻色子). Awards Peter Higgs won the 2013 Nobel Prize for physics. He actively supported the?Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (废除核武器运动). He was a member of Greenpeace (绿色和平组织) until it openly went against?genetically modified organisms (转基因生物). [m?d?fa?d ?r:g?n?z?m] *