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Steven Weinberg (/ ˈ w aɪ n b ɜːr ɡ /; May 3, 1933 – July 23, 2021) was an American theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate in physics for his contributions with Abdus Salam and Sheldon Glashow to the unification of the weak force and electromagnetic interaction between elementary particles.
Jul 25, 2021 · Steven Weinberg, a theoretical physicist who discovered that two of the universe’s forces are really the same, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize, and who helped lay the foundation for the...
Jun 6, 2024 · Steven Weinberg, American nuclear physicist who in 1979 shared the Nobel Prize for Physics with Sheldon Lee Glashow and Abdus Salam for work in formulating the electroweak theory, which explains the unity of electromagnetism with the weak nuclear force. Learn more about Weinberg’s life and work.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1979 was awarded jointly to Sheldon Lee Glashow, Abdus Salam and Steven Weinberg "for their contributions to the theory of the unified weak and electromagnetic interaction between elementary particles, including, inter alia, the prediction of the weak neutral current"
Aug 6, 2021 · A tribute to the theoretical physicist who won the Nobel prize for his electroweak theory and contributed to cosmology. The obituary covers his life, achievements, style and legacy in physics and beyond.
- Frank Wilczek
- 2021
Jul 26, 2021 · Steven Weinberg, a Nobel laureate and a visionary theoretical physicist, passed away on 23 July. He revolutionised particle physics, quantum field theory and cosmology with his unified theory of weak and electromagnetic forces and his effective field theories.
Aug 23, 2021 · Theoretical physics lost one of its most brilliant, thoughtful, influential and durable practitioners when Steven Weinberg died in July at the age of 88. Steve came to MIT in 1969 after ten very productive years at Berkeley that established him as one of the world’s leading quantum field theorists.
