Joseph Polchinski
Sign in to saveAlso known as Joseph Gerard Polchinski, Joseph G. Polchinski
physicist working on string theory (1954–2018)
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It is catalogued under topics including 1954 births, 2018 deaths and American people of Polish descent.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gerard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- White Plains
- Place of death
- Santa Barbara
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Doctoral advisor
- Stanley Mandelstam
- Student of
- Stanley Mandelstam
- Field of work
- superstring theory
- Official website
- www.kitp.ucsb.edu/joep
- Image
- Joseph Polchinski.jpg
- Residence
- White Plains
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- date of birth
- 1954-05-16
- member of
- National Academy of Sciences
- name in native language
- Joseph Polchinski
- date of death
- 2018-02-02
- Commons category
- Joseph Polchinski
- manner of death
- natural causes
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
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Categories
1954 births2018 deathsAmerican people of Polish descentAmerican string theoristsCalifornia Institute of Technology alumniDeaths from brain cancer in CaliforniaHarvard University staffMembers of the United States National Academy of SciencesPeople from White Plains, New YorkScientists from New York (state)University of California, Berkeley alumniUniversity of California, Santa Barbara facultyUniversity of Texas at Austin faculty