Hugh David Politzer Scientist

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 their discovery of asymptotic freedom in quantum chromodynamics.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Politzer Hugh David
Birth dateAugust 31, 1949
Birth place
New York City , United States
Nationality
United States
Education
Harvard University
University of Michigan
Known for
Quantum chromodynamics
Asymptotic freedom

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Scientist

awards
Nobel Prize in Physics
doctoral advisor
doctoral student
Field of study
Physics

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Hugh David Politzer on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://nobelprize.org/physics/laureates/2004
  2. http://nobelprize.org/physics/laureates/2004/politzer-lecture.pdf
  3. http://pr.caltech.edu/media/Press_Releases/PR12590.html
  4. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0689261
  5. http://www.osti.gov/accomplishments/politzer.html
  6. http://www.slac.stanford.edu/spires/find/hep/www?rawcmd=ea+Politzer,+H+David