Tom Kibble, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Tom Kibble

British physicist

Date of Birth: 23-Dec-1932

Place of Birth: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Date of Death: 02-Jun-2016

Profession: physicist, university teacher

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Sir Thomas Walter Bannerman Kibble, (; 23 December 1932 – 2 June 2016), was a British theoretical physicist, senior research investigator at the Blackett Laboratory and Emeritus Professor of Theoretical Physics at Imperial College London.
His research interests were in quantum field theory, especially the interface between high-energy particle physics and cosmology.
He is best known as one of the first to describe the Higgs mechanism, and for his research on topological defects.
From the 1950s he was concerned about the nuclear arms race and from 1970 took leading roles in promoting the social responsibility of the scientist.