Robert Brout | |
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| Born | June 14, 1928 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | May 3, 2011 (aged 82) |
| Alma mater | New York University (BS) Columbia University (PhD) |
| Known for | Symmetry breaking Higgs boson Higgs mechanism Cosmic inflation |
| Awards | Sakurai Prize Wolf Prize in Physics (2004) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Statistical mechanics Quantum field theory Particle physics Cosmology |
| Institutions | Université libre de Bruxelles University of Rochester Cornell University |
Robert Brout (/braʊt/; June 14, 1928 – May 3, 2011) was an American-born Belgian theoretical physicist who made contributions in elementary particle physics. He was a professor of physics at Université Libre de Bruxelles where he created, together with François Englert, the Service de Physique Théorique.
- ^ Biography of Robert Brout Physics Today. August 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2012.