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Steven Weinberg
Helping unify electromagnetism and the weak nuclear force in the theory of elementary particles.
A Model of Leptons · The First Three Minutes
- Born
- 3 May 1933
- Birthplace
- New York City, United States
- Died
- 23 July 2021
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Steven Weinberg
American theoretical physicist who shared the 1979 Nobel Prize with Abdus Salam and Sheldon Glashow. His research and books helped explain both the smallest particles and the early universe.
Early life
Bronx science student
Attended the Bronx High School of Science in the same graduating class as Sheldon Glashow.
Physics education
Studied at Cornell and Copenhagen before completing his doctorate at Princeton in 1957.
Career
- 1957–1966
Research career
Worked at Columbia and Berkeley on particle physics.
- 1967
Electroweak model
Published his influential model while at MIT.
- 1979
Shared Nobel Prize
Honoured for work connecting weak and electromagnetic interactions.
- 1982
Texas
Moved to the University of Texas at Austin, where he taught for the rest of his career.
Contributions
A Model of Leptons
A central paper in the development of electroweak theory.
The First Three Minutes
Explained the physics of the early universe to general readers.
The Quantum Theory of Fields
A three-volume graduate text on the framework of particle physics.
Beyond physics
Science in public
Wrote essays on science, history and religion and argued publicly for basic research.
Family
Married legal scholar Louise Goldwasser in 1954; they had a daughter.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Institutional biography and research ↗Photo: Larry D. Moore. CC BY 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
