Steven Weinberg

3 May 1933 – 23 July 2021

Steven Weinberg (1933-2021) was an American theoretical physicist who shared the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physics for unifying the electromagnetic and weak nuclear forces. His 1967 electroweak model became a cornerstone of the Standard Model of particle physics, and his popular book 'The First Three Minutes' brought cosmology to a wide audience.

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Born in New York City
3 May 1933

Steven Weinberg was born in New York City to Jewish immigrant parents.

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Graduated from Cornell University
1954

Weinberg received his bachelor's degree from Cornell University, where he was a classmate of Sheldon Glashow.

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Married Louise Goldwasser
1954

Weinberg married Louise Goldwasser, who later became a law professor, and the couple remained together for the rest of his life.

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Earned PhD in physics from Princeton University
1957

Weinberg completed his doctorate at Princeton University under the supervision of Sam Treiman.

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Published 'A Model of Leptons' unifying electromagnetic and weak forces
1967

His landmark three-page paper proposed the electroweak unification theory that became a pillar of the Standard Model of particle physics.

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Published 'The First Three Minutes'
1977

Weinberg published a widely read popular account of the early universe that helped establish physical cosmology in the public imagination.

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Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics
1979

Weinberg shared the Nobel Prize with Sheldon Glashow and Abdus Salam for their contributions to the unified theory of weak and electromagnetic interactions.

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Joined the University of Texas at Austin
1982

Weinberg moved from Harvard to the University of Texas at Austin, where he founded its theory group and taught for the rest of his career.

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Awarded the National Medal of Science
1991

Weinberg received the United States National Medal of Science for his contributions to physics.

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Died in Austin, Texas
23 July 2021

Weinberg died in a hospital in Austin, Texas, at the age of 88.

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