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David Jonathan Gross (/ ɡ r oʊ s /; born February 19, 1941) is an American theoretical physicist and string theorist. Along with Frank Wilczek and David Politzer, he was awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physics for their discovery of asymptotic freedom.
Apr 26, 2024 · David Gross, American physicist who, with H. David Politzer and Frank Wilczek, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2004 for discoveries regarding the strong force (the nuclear force that binds together quarks and holds together the nucleus of the atom).
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David Gross. Permanent Member and holder of the Chancellor's Chair Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics. Professor of Physics, Department of Physics at University of California, Santa Barbara, U.S.A. 2004 Nobel Prize Winner in Physics.
The Berkeley Center for Theoretical Physics presents a lecture by Nobel Laureate and Berkeley grad, David Gross, of UC Santa Barbara's Kavli Institute for Th...
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Learn about David Gross's life and achievements, his discovery of asymptotic freedom and the strong force, and his involvement in science advocacy and education. See his sketches of science and his Nobel Prize medal.
Learn about the life and achievements of David J. Gross, who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics 2004 for his contributions to the theory of the strong interaction. Read his biography, from his childhood in Jerusalem to his research at Berkeley, Harvard and Princeton.
The third in a series of Q&A sessions with Nobel Laureates on YouTube features David Gross, who received the Nobel Prize in Physics 2004 for discovering the workings of one of the four basic forces in nature, the strong force that holds atomic nuclei together.
