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Forks In The Road: A Life In Physics (Paperback)
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Forks In The Road: A Life In Physics (Paperback)
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Stanley Deser is a preeminent theoretical physicist who made
monumental contributions to general relativity, quantum field
theory and high energy physics; he is a co-creator of supergravity.
This is his personal story, intended for a broad, scientifically
curious audience, with emphasis on the historic figures that
defined the modern aspects of the field.Beginning with an account
of his early life in Europe during the fateful period leading up to
WW2, it continues with his family's dramatic escape from the Nazis
through their arrival to the US. His education at public
institutions including Brooklyn College nurtured his love of
physics from an early age. He earned his PhD at Harvard and spent
fruitful postdoc years at the Institute for Advanced Study and the
Niels Bohr Institute, where he met many of the luminaries of the
field. Then followed a long career at Brandeis University and many
visits to foreign institutions.His work earned him many awards and
led to exotic experiences detailed in the later chapters. The
appendices contain semi-technical descriptions of some essential
physics, as well as a more general commentary about the role of
physics and physicists in understanding the universe.
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