Peter Higgs: A Life in Pursuit of the Fundamental Early Life and Education Peter Ware Higgs was born on May 29, 1929, in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. His parents, Thomas Ware Higgs and Gertrude Maude Coghill, were both involved in the arts - his father was a sound engineer for the BBC, and his mother was a former classical pianist. Despite his parents' artistic inclinations, young Peter showed an early interest in science and mathematics. Higgs' childhood was marked by the tumultuous events of World War II. He spent much of his early years moving between London, Bristol, and Devon, as his family sought safety from the German bombings. Despite the disruptions, Higgs excelled academically and earned a scholarship to attend Cotham Grammar School in Bristol. After completing his secondary education, Higgs went on to study at King's College, London. He initially pursued a degree in mathematics but later switched to physics, feeling that it offered a more profound understa
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