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  1. Personal life and death. Polchinski had two sons, Steven and Daniel, with his wife, Dorothy Maria Chun, whom he married in 1980. [6] He died at his home in Santa Barbara, California on February 2, 2018, of brain cancer, at the age of 63.

  2. Feb 7, 2018 · It was there that he met Dorothy M. Chun, who was a graduate student in German and is now a professor of education at the Santa Barbara campus. They were married in 1980. She survives him, along...

  3. Feb 9, 2018 · Polchinski is survived by his wife, Dorothy Chun, a professor of education at UC Santa Barbara; their two sons, Steven and Daniel; and his sister, Cindy Reid. Joseph Polchinski, lauded for his fundamental contributions to string theory, passed away at age 63.

  4. Feb 2, 2018 · I am deeply saddened to share with you the news that Professor Emeritus Joseph Polchinski passed away this morning, at home with his beloved wife, Professor Dorothy Chun.

  5. This edition includes photographs from Polchinski's professional and family life, as well as physics explainer boxes, other technical edits, and bibliographic notes by his former student Ahmed Almheiri, a foreword by Andrew Strominger, and an afterword by his wife Dorothy Chun and sons Steven and Daniel.

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  6. Feb 27, 2018 · String theorists lament the death of one of their field’s most esteemed and respected thinkers. Joe Polchinski, who died earlier this month at the age of 63, believed part of doing science was...

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  8. Feb 15, 2018 · He died on 2 February and is survived by his wife, Dorothy Chun, a professor in the department of education at UCSB, and their two sons. matthew.reisz@timeshighereducation.com

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