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
[change | change source]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.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Julian Schwinger Summary" – via www.bookrags.com.
Other websites
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Media related to Julian Schwinger at Wikimedia Commons
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