Julian Schwinger
Julian Schwinger | |
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| Born | Julian Seymour Schwinger February 12, 1918 |
| Died | July 16, 1994 (aged 76) Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Nationality | United States |
| Awards | Albert Einstein Award (1951) National Medal of Science (1964) Nobel Prize in Physics (1965) |
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| Fields | Physics |
Julian Seymour Schwinger (February 12, 1918 – July 16, 1994) was an American theoretical physicist. He won the Nobel Prize in Physics.
Schwinger is well known for his theories about quantum electrodynamics.
Biography
Schwinger was born in New York City. His parents were Jewish from Poland.[1]
Schwinger attended Townsend Harris High School and the City College of New York. He received a B.A. in 1936. He received a Ph.D. from Columbia University. He worked at the University of California, Berkeley.
Schwinger died of pancreatic cancer.
Julian Schwinger Media
Julian Schwinger, winner of the 1965 Nobel Prize in Physics. Original caption: "His laboratory is his ballpoint pen."
The headstone of Julian Schwinger at Mt. Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, MA.
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