Frank Wilczek Scientist

Frank Anthony Wilczek (born May 15, 1951) is an American theoretical physicist, mathematician and a Nobel laureate. He is currently the Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).Professor Wilczek, along with Professor David Gross and H. David Politzer, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2004 for their discovery of asymptotic freedom in the theory of the strong interaction. He is on the Scientific Advisory Board for the Future of Life Institute.

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Frank Wilczek
Birth dateMay 15, 1951
Birth nameFrank Anthony Wilczek
Birth place
Mineola New York , United States , New York
Nationality
United States
Education
Princeton University
University of Chicago
Doctor of Philosophy
Spouse
Known for
Quantum chromodynamics
Asymptotic freedom
Particle statistics

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