Peter Higgs picks up the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 medal Phil McCarthy/Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851
You’re in London to receive the 1851 Royal Commission medal for outstanding influence on science. Aren’t you bored of medals and prizes by now?
I think I shall have to clear some handkerchiefs and things out of another drawer to find room. There are quite a lot.
How does it feel to have achieved immortality?
I describe it as notoriety rather than immortality. It continues to be an embarrassment how easily I get recognised on the streets…
