David Gross
Physicist, Nobel Prize laureate in Physics
Born
February 19th, 1941
84 years ago
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
United States
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Contributions to theoretical physics focused on quantum field theories and string theory. Played a significant role in the development of the concept of asymptotic freedom, which describes the behavior of quarks and gluons. Became a professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and co-founded the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics. Received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2004 for work on quantum chromodynamics and its implications for particle physics.
Received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2004
Developed the concept of asymptotic freedom
Co-founded the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics
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