After I retired, it was quite a long time before I went back to my department. I thought I was well out of it. Peter Higgs backdepartmentlong Change image and share on social
I don't regard television as the outside world. I regard it as an artefact. Peter Higgs artefactregardtelevision Change image and share on social
I can only speak for particle physics. But it has become obvious that on the experimental side, there has been a huge evolution in the number of people who have to collaborate because of the gigantic size of the instruments used, but also because of the enormous task that is data analysis. Peter Higgs analysiscollaboratedatum share on social
Nobody else took what I was doing seriously, so nobody would want to work with me. I was thought to be a bit eccentric and maybe cranky. Peter Higgs bitecrankyeccentric Change image and share on social
One of the first things I did on arriving at school was to break my left arm falling into a bomb crater. Peter Higgs armarrivebomb Change image and share on social
When the basic status of a theory is clear, and all that needs to be cleared are details, you can collaborate. But if the main structure of a hypothesis isn't established, and you want to change the paradigm - like it was the case in the 1960s - it's better to work alone. Peter Higgs 1960sbasiccase share on social
I'm a fan of supersymmetry, largely because it seems to be the only route by which gravity can be brought into the scheme. It's probably not even enough, but it's a way forward to get gravity involved. If you have supersymmetry, then there are more of these particles. That would be my favourite outcome. Peter Higgs bringfanfavourite share on social
I was already, I think, at the age of 18, showing signs of being incompetent in the lab. Peter Higgs ageincompetentlab Change image and share on social
If the U.K. were threatening to withdraw from Europe, I would certainly want Scotland to be out of that. Peter Higgs europescotlandthreaten Change image and share on social
Edinburgh is my adopted home. It's a place where I wanted to come and live, and I managed to arrange my life so it happened. Peter Higgs adoptarrangeedinburgh Change image and share on social