Frank Wilczek
American theoretical physicist
Frank Anthony Wilczek (/ˈwɪltʃɛk/;[2] born May 15, 1951) is an American theoretical physicist and mathematician. He works at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).[3]
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| Born | Frank Anthony Wilczek May 15, 1951 |
| Nationality | United States |
| Education | University of Chicago (B.S.), Princeton University (M.A., Ph.D.) |
| Known for | Asymptotic freedom Quantum chromodynamics Particle statistics Axion model |
| Spouse | Betsy Devine |
| Children | Amity and Mira[1] |
| Awards | MacArthur Fellowship (1982) Sakurai Prize (1986) Dirac Medal (1994) Lorentz Medal (2002) Lilienfeld Prize (2003) Nobel Prize in Physics (2004) King Faisal Prize (2005) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics Mathematics |
| Institutions | MIT T. D. Lee Institute and Wilczek Quantum Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Arizona State University Stockholm University |
| Thesis | Non-abelian gauge theories and asymptotic freedom (1974) |
| Doctoral advisor | David Gross |
| Website | frankawilczek.com |
Wilczek, along with David Gross and H. David Politzer, won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2004 "for the discovery of asymptotic freedom in the theory of the strong interaction."[4]
References
change- ↑ "Frank Wilczek - Autobiography". Nobel Prize. Archived from the original on 2013-03-12. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
- ↑ Frank Wilczek: "A Beautiful Question" – Talks at Google
- ↑ "Frank Wilczek, Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics". Department of Physics, MIT. 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
- ↑ "Frank Wilczek Facts". NobelPrize.org. Stockholm: Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
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