Joseph Polchinski
physicist working on string theory (1954–2018)
Joseph Polchinski (May 16, 1954 – February 2, 2018) was an American theoretical physicist and string theorist.[1] He was born in White Plains, New York. Polchinski wrote the two-volume textbook String Theory, published in 1998. Among his many contributions to theoretical physics, D-branes are the best known. In 2008 he won the Dirac Medal for his work in superstring theory.[2] He won the 2017 Fundamental Physics Prize.[3]
Polchinski died on February 2, 2018 in Santa Barbara, California at the age of 63.[4]
References
change- ↑ "Joe Polchinski (1954-2018): La teoría de cuerdas está de luto". La Ciencia de la Mula Francis (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-02-03.
- ↑ "ictp.it". Archived from the original on 2015-06-23. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
- ↑ Leachman, Shelly (December 5, 2016). "Another Major Breakthrough". University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- ↑ Yang, Henry T. (2 February 2018). "Obituary: Professor Emeritus Joseph Polchinski". UC Santa Barbara.
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