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Joseph Gerard Polchinski Jr. (/ p əl ˈ tʃ ɪ n s k i /; May 16, 1954 – February 2, 2018) was an American theoretical physicist and string theorist.
Feb 27, 2018 · Polchinski was an early pioneer of string theory, the mathematical apparatus picturing the basic particles of matter and force as supertiny wriggling strands of energy known as superstrings....
Caltech is mourning the loss of Joseph Polchinski (BS '75), the Pat and Joe Yzurdiaga Professor of Theoretical Physics, Emeritus, at UC Santa Barbara. Polchinski was perhaps best known for his discovery of D-branes in string theory.
Feb 7, 2018 · Joseph Polchinski, one of the most creative physicists of his generation, whose work helped lay the mathematical foundation for the controversial proposition that our universe is only one in an...
Feb 15, 2018 · Joseph Polchinski, 1954-2018. UCSB string theorist who won $3 million prize remembered. February 15, 2018. Matthew Reisz. Twitter: @MatthewReiszTHE. One of the boldest and most innovative string theorists has died.
JOSEPH G. POLCHINSKI. May 16, 1954–February 2, 2018. Elected to the NAS, 2005. Joseph Gerard Polchinski was a highly creative and influ-ential theoretical physicist and a leader in the quest for a deeper understanding of the laws of nature.
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On February 2, Joseph Polchinski died at the age of 63. The Breakthrough Prize Foundation is deeply saddened by the loss of Joe Polchinski, one of the great physicists of his generation and winner of the 2017 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics , after a brave battle against brain cancer.
