Steven Weinberg

@Cornell University, Timeline and Facts ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Steven Weinberg is a Nobel Prize winning physicist best known for his work on the weak force and electromagnetic interactions Atheists American Columbia University Cornell University Harvard University Princeton University Scientists Physicists Taurus Celebrities Steven Weinberg is a theoretical physicist who along with Abdus Salam and Sheldon Glashow won the Nobel Prize in physics "for their contributions to the theory of the unified weak and electromagnetic interaction between elementary particles, including, inter alia, the prediction of the weak neutral current". In addition to the Nobel Prize, he is also the winner of several other prestigious awards for his work in the field of elementary particles and cosmology. A prolific writer, he has written a number of articles on a variety of subjects and is a frequent contributor to ‘The New York Review of Books’ and other periodicals. As a young boy he developed a deep interest in all matters of scientific enquiry and was enthusiastically encouraged by his father to pursue his passion. By the time he was 16 he had realized that theoretical physics was the field that fascinated him the most. It is a coincidence that he went to the same high school and was in the same class as Sheldon Glashow with whom he would share a Nobel Prize years later. As on today he is considered to be among the top scientists in the world. He has been the President of the Philosophical Society of Texas and served as consultant at the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.

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Birthday: May 3, 1933 Nationality: American Famous: Atheists, Columbia University, Cornell University, Harvard University, Princeton University, Scientists, Physicists Spouses: Louise Weinberg Childrens: Elizabeth Universities: Columbia University,Cornell University,Harvard University,Princeton University Princeton University (1957) Cornell University (1954) Columbia University Harvard University The Bronx High School of Science Notable Alumnis: Columbia University Cornell University Harvard University Princeton University Information Detail Birthday May 3, 1933 Nationality American Famous Atheists, Columbia University, Cornell University, Harvard University, Princeton University, Scientists, Physicists Spouses Louise Weinberg Childrens Elizabeth Universities Columbia University,Cornell University,Harvard University,Princeton University Princeton University (1957) Cornell University (1954) Columbia University Harvard University The Bronx High School of Science Notable Alumnis Columbia University Cornell University Harvard University Princeton University Birth Place New York City, USA Gender Male Father Frederick Mother Eva Weinberg Sun Sign Taurus Born in New York City, USA

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He married Louise in 1954. His wife is a professor of law. The couple has one daughter. Unsplash Personal Life

He was born to Frederick and Eva Weinberg in New York City. He was inclined towards science from an early age. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He attended Bronx High School of Science from where he graduated in 1950. Another future physicist, Sheldon Glashow was a classmate there. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He received his undergraduate degree from Cornell in 1954 and went to the Institute for Theoretical Physics in Copenhagen for his graduate studies. During this time he began his research with the help of David Frisch and Gunnar Kallen. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He returned to the U.S. and worked on his doctoral thesis under Sam Treiman at Princeton University, earning his Ph.D. in 1957. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He worked as a post-doctoral researcher at Columbia University from 1957 to 1959. From 1959 to 1966 he worked at Berkeley. He conducted research on a wide variety of topics—weak interaction currents, quantum field theory, symmetry breaking, scattering theory, etc. Unsplash Career

His interest in the field of astrophysics began to develop during 1961-62. He published some papers on neutrinos and began working on his book, ‘Gravitation and Cosmology’. By 1965 he had started his work on current algebra and the concept of spontaneous symmetry breaking. Unsplash Career

He took leave from Berkeley in 1966 to become Loeb Lecturer at Harvard, a post he held till 1969. He also served as a visiting professor at M.I.T. Unsplash Career

He was working on broken symmetries, current algebra and renormalization theory while he was a visiting professor to M.I.T. He was appointed a professor in the Physics Department at M.I.T. in 1969; the department was chaired by Viki Weisskopf. Unsplash Career

He accepted the position of Higgins Professor of Physics in 1973 at Harvard University. At the same time he was offered the post of Senior Scientist at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Unsplash Career

He is best known for his work on the unification of the weak force and electromagnetic interaction between elementary particles. His contribution to the study of particle physics, quantum field theory, gravity, superstrings and cosmology has also been immense. Unsplash Major Works

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Birthday	May 3, 1933
Nationality	American
Famous	Atheists, Columbia University, Cornell University, Harvard University, Princeton University, Scientists, Physicists
Spouses	Louise Weinberg
Childrens	Elizabeth
Universities	Columbia University,Cornell University,Harvard University,Princeton University Princeton University (1957) Cornell University (1954) Columbia University Harvard University The Bronx High School of Science
Notable Alumnis	Columbia University Cornell University Harvard University Princeton University
Birth Place	New York City, USA
Gender	Male
Father	Frederick
Mother	Eva Weinberg
Sun Sign	Taurus
Born in	New York City, USA

Steven Weinberg

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May 3, 1933

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New York City, USA