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Hugh David Politzer

American physicist

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Hugh David Politzer (; born August 31, 1949) is an American theoretical physicist. He shared the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physics with David Gross and Frank Wilczek "for the discovery of asymptotic freedom in the theory of the strong interaction".

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Born
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Place of birth
New York City wd
Citizenship
United States wd
Occupation
physicist, nuclear physicist, university teacher, theoretical physicist wd
Education
Bronx High School of Science, University of Michigan, Harvard University wd

Awards wd

  • Guggenheim Fellowship (1997)
  • Nobel Prize in Physics (2004)
  • High Energy and Particle Physics Prize (2003)
  • Sakurai Prize (1986)

About

He is the Richard Chace Tolman Professor of Theoretical Physics at the California Institute of Technology.

Questions

When was Hugh David Politzer born?
Hugh David Politzer was born on 31 August 1949 in New York City.
Where did Hugh David Politzer study?
Hugh David Politzer was educated at Bronx High School of Science, University of Michigan, Harvard University.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Hugh David Politzer · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q107407 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: H.D. Politzer.jpg by University of Hawaii High Energy Physics Group, courtesy AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives (Attribution)

Last updated · facts checked 5 November 2026

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