Theoretical physicist, born in New York City, USA. He studied at Chicago (1970) and Princeton (1974), where he taught (197481) becoming Professor of Physics at the University of California in Santa Barbara (19818). In 2000 he moved from the Institute of Advanced Study to be Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 2004, he shared the Nobel Prize for Physics with David J Gross and David Politzer for their work in the discovery and exploration of the force that binds particles inside an atomic nucleus.
Frank Wilczek|
Frank Wilczek |
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| Born |
May 15, 1951 Mineola, New York, USA |
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| Residence | USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Field | Physicist |
| Institution | MIT |
| Alma Mater |
University of Chicago Princeton University |
| Doctoral Advisor | David Gross |
| Doctoral Students |
Stephen Wandzura David Kessler Richard MacKenzie Alfred Shapere David Robertson Finn Larsen Maulik Parikh Michael Forbes Sean Robinson |
| Known for | Quantum chromodynamics |
| Notable Prizes | Nobel Prize in Physics (2004) |
| Religion | Lapsed Roman Catholic |
Frank Wilczek (born May 15, 1951) is a Nobel prize-winning American theoretical physicist.
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