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Sheldon Glashow

American theoretical physicist

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Sheldon Lee Glashow is an American theoretical physicist. He shared the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physics with Abdus Salam and Steven Weinberg "for their contributions to the theory of the unified weak and electromagnetic interaction between elementary particles, including, inter alia, the prediction of the weak neutral current". He is the Metcalf Professor of Mathematics and Physics at Boston University, and a Eugene Higgins Professor of Physics, emeritus, at Harvard University. Glashow is a member of the board of sponsors for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.

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

Awards wd

  • Nobel Prize in Physics (1979)
  • High Energy and Particle Physics Prize (2011)
  • J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Prize (1977)
  • honorary doctor of the Bar-Ilan University
  • Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award (1994)
  • honorary doctor of Yeshiva University
  • honorary doctorate of the University of the Mediterranean - Aix Marseille II (1982)

Questions

When was Sheldon Glashow born?
Sheldon Glashow was born on 5 December 1932 in New York City.
Where did Sheldon Glashow study?
Sheldon Glashow was educated at Harvard University, Cornell University, Bronx High School of Science, Boston University.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Sheldon Glashow · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q107420 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Sheldon Glashow at Harvard.jpg by Luboš Motl - Lumidek (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 5 November 2026

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