Portrait of Thomas Walter Bannerman Kibble
Date
1980
Sitter
Thomas Walter Bannerman Kibble (1932 - 2016, British) , Theoretical physicist
Creator
Godfrey Argent (1937 - 2006, British) , Photographer
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Material
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Dimensions
height (print): 200mm
width (print): 155mm
width (print): 155mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of Thomas Walter Bannerman Kibble looking directly to viewer. He is dressed in a light plaid suit jacket, white shirt and paisley tie.
Signed ‘ARGENT’ front mount, lower right-hand side. Inscribed verso ‘KIBBLE, Thomas Walter Bannerman F.R.S. 1980. Box 3. Rec’d 11.6.80.’ Stamped ‘The Royal Society of London. GODFREY ARGENT STUDIO. 12 HOLLAND ST. LONDON W8 4LT. TEL.937 0441 937 4008.’ with reference number ’80.GRS.8195/5.’
Sir Thomas Walter Bannerman Kibble (1932-2016), British theoretical physicist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1980 and served on its Council between 1987 and 1989. He was awarded the Hughes Medal in 1981 jointly with Peter Higgs for their ‘international contributions about the spontaneous breaking of fundamental symmetries in elementary-particle theory.’ He was also awarded the Royal Medal in 2012 for ‘his theories of symmetry-breaking in quantum field theory, with diverse applications to elementary particle masses, vortex formation in Helium 3 and structure formation in the early universe.’
Signed ‘ARGENT’ front mount, lower right-hand side. Inscribed verso ‘KIBBLE, Thomas Walter Bannerman F.R.S. 1980. Box 3. Rec’d 11.6.80.’ Stamped ‘The Royal Society of London. GODFREY ARGENT STUDIO. 12 HOLLAND ST. LONDON W8 4LT. TEL.937 0441 937 4008.’ with reference number ’80.GRS.8195/5.’
Sir Thomas Walter Bannerman Kibble (1932-2016), British theoretical physicist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1980 and served on its Council between 1987 and 1989. He was awarded the Hughes Medal in 1981 jointly with Peter Higgs for their ‘international contributions about the spontaneous breaking of fundamental symmetries in elementary-particle theory.’ He was also awarded the Royal Medal in 2012 for ‘his theories of symmetry-breaking in quantum field theory, with diverse applications to elementary particle masses, vortex formation in Helium 3 and structure formation in the early universe.’
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