Tom_Kibble
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As of April 16, 2026
If still alive
93 years old
3 months!
Days Since Birth
30,477 days
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Years Since Death
9 years
10 months
Days Until Anniversary
46 days
Age at Death
83 years old
5 months
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(December 23born, 1932 ) is
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(June 2born, 2016 ) is
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Tom Kibble | |
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| Born | Thomas Walter Bannerman Kibble 23 December 1932 |
| Died | 2 June 2016 (aged 83) London, England |
| Education | University of Edinburgh (BSc, MA, PhD) |
| Known for | Einstein–Cartan–Sciama–Kibble theory Kibble–Zurek mechanism Higgs boson Higgs mechanism Cosmic strings Spontaneous symmetry breaking |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical physics Quantum field theory |
| Institutions | Imperial College London |
| Thesis | Topics in quantum field theory: 1. Schwinger's action principle; 2. Dispersion relations for inelastic scattering processes (1958) |
| Doctoral advisor | John Polkinghorne |
| Doctoral students | John W. Barrett
Seifallah Randjbar-Daemi Jonathan Ashmore |
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- Anglo-Indian people
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- J. J. Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Particle Physics recipients
- People educated at Stewart's Melville College
- Knights Bachelor
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- Scientists from Chennai
- Indian particle physicists
- Indian theoretical physicists
- British theoretical physicists
- Use British English from March 2019
- Academics of Imperial College London
- British fellows of the Royal Society
- Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
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