He was supposed to be on vacation in the West Highlands of Scotland (mainly to escape the annual fuss), but that hadn't happened. Instead he was out to lunch while they frantically tried to reach him (giving up in the end). He got the news when he got home, first from an elderly neighbour, who had in turn heard from her daughter in London.
It had finally arrived.
Who, and which long-awaited announcement was made on October 8, 2013?
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Peter Higgs, being informed that he had finally won a Nobel Prize for Physics. The professor tends to be a little reclusive. He's also a very nice man,
as this news report will tell you.