Which Belgian physicist shared the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics for work linked to the Higgs mechanism?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. François Englert
- Step 1: Physicists from two of the three teams, Peter Higgs and François Englert, were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2013 for their theoretical predictions. Answer: François Englert. Why not the others: None of these fit: Ilya Prigogine; Christian de Duve; Georges Lemaître.
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