Peter Higgs Quotes


The point came when people were doing things I didn't feel competent to do myself. I'm not being modest; I honestly get lost. I was lucky in spotting what I did when I did, but there comes a point where you realise what you're doing is not going to be much good.

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Topics
Honesty
Incompetence
Good
Modesty
Realization
Recognition
Self-Doubt
Self-Awareness
Technical Ability
Limitation
Accepting Help
Acknowledging Weaknesses
Admitting Defeat
Personal Limits
Recognizing Limitations
Seeking Assistance
Skill Level
Understanding Complexity
Citations

Aitkenhead, Decca. "Peter Higgs: 'I wouldn't be productive enough for today's academic system'." The Guardian, Guardian News & Media, 6 Dec. 2013.

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Peter Higgs
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Peter Higgs
  • Born: May 29, 1929
  • Nationality: British
  • Profession: Physicist
Biography

Peter Ware Higgs CH FRS FRSE FInstP is a British theoretical physicist, Emeritus Professor in the University of Edinburgh, and Nobel Prize laureate for his work on the mass of subatomic particles.

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