Steven Weinberg

Steven Weinberg (born May 3, 1933) is an American physicist. He was awarded the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physics (with colleagues Abdus Salam and Sheldon Glashow) for combining electromagnetism and the weak force into the electroweak force.

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May 3 - 1933 - American - Physicist - 1979 - Nobel Prize in Physics - Abdus Salam - Sheldon Glashow - Electromagnetism - Weak force - Electroweak force

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Weinberg received his Bachelor's degree from Cornell University in 1954 and his Ph.D. in Physics from Princeton University in 1957. He is currently a professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Texas at Austin.

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Bachelor's degree - Cornell University - 1954 - Ph.D. - Princeton University - 1957 - University of Texas at Austin

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Besides his scientific research, Steven Weinberg has been a prominent public spokesman for science, testifying before Congress in support of the Superconducting Super Collider, writing articles for the New York Review of Books, and giving various lectures on the larger meaning of science. His books on science written for the public combine the typical scientific popularization with what is traditionally considered history and philosophy of science.

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Superconducting Super Collider - New York Review of Books - History - Philosophy of science

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