Joseph Polchinski

Summary

Joseph Polchinski is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Hawthorne^[2]. He was born on +1954-05-16T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Santa Barbara^[4]. He died on +2018-02-02T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a theoretical physicist^[6], physicist^[7], and university teacher^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month, #7,244 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Born in Hawthorne^[2], Joseph Polchinski…
• Joseph Polchinski passed away in Santa Barbara^[4].
• Joseph Polchinski was born on +1954-05-16T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Joseph Polchinski died on +2018-02-02T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Joseph Polchinski held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Joseph Polchinski worked as a theoretical physicist^[6].
• Joseph Polchinski's professions included physicist^[7].
• Joseph Polchinski's professions included university teacher^[8].
• Joseph Polchinski's field of work was theoretical physics^[11].
• Joseph Polchinski's field of work was mathematical physics^[12].
• Joseph Polchinski's field of work was superstring theory^[13].
• Among Joseph Polchinski's employers was University of Texas at Austin^[14].
• Joseph Polchinski was employed by Harvard University^[15].
• Joseph Polchinski was employed by University of California, Santa Barbara^[16].
• Joseph Polchinski's education included a stint at California Institute of Technology^[17].
• Joseph Polchinski was educated at University of California, Berkeley^[18].
• Joseph Polchinski's education included a stint at Canyon del Oro High School^[19].
• Joseph Polchinski's doctoral advisor was Stanley Mandelstam^[20].
• Joseph Polchinski received the Physics Frontiers Prize^[21].
• Joseph Polchinski received the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics^[22].
• Joseph Polchinski received the Fellow of the American Physical Society^[23].
• Joseph Polchinski received the Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics^[24].
• Joseph Polchinski received the ICTP Dirac Medal^[25].
• Joseph Polchinski received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[26].
• Joseph Polchinski was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Hawthorne^[2], Joseph Polchinski… he was born on +1954-05-16T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at California Institute of Technology^[17], a university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1891^[30], headquartered in California^[31]; University of California, Berkeley^[18], a public research university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1868^[34], headquartered in Berkeley^[35]; and Canyon del Oro High School^[19], a high school^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1964^[38]. Joseph Polchinski's doctoral advisor was Stanley Mandelstam^[20]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy^[39]. He studied under Stanley Mandelstam^[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include theoretical physicist^[6], physicist^[7], and university teacher^[8]. Fields of work include theoretical physics^[11], a branch of physics^[41]; mathematical physics^[12], a branch of mathematics^[42]; and superstring theory^[13], a field of study^[43]. Employers include University of Texas at Austin^[14], a public research university^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1883^[46], headquartered in Austin^[47]; Harvard University^[15], a private university^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1636^[50], headquartered in Cambridge^[51]; and University of California, Santa Barbara^[16], a public university^[52], in United States^[53], founded in 1909^[54], headquartered in Santa Barbara County^[55]. Doctoral students include Ahmed Almheiri^[56], a physicist^[57], b. 1986^[58], of United Arab Emirates^[59], awarded the New Horizons in Physics Prize^[60]; Makoto Natsuume^[61], a physicist^[62]; Robert Graham Leigh^[63]; and Mariana Graña^[64].

Recognition

Awards received include Physics Frontiers Prize^[21], an award^[65]; Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics^[22], a science award^[66], in United States^[67], founded in 2012^[68]; Fellow of the American Physical Society^[23], a fellowship award^[69]; Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics^[24], a science award^[70], in United States^[71], founded in 1959^[72]; ICTP Dirac Medal^[25], a physics award^[73]; and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[26], a fellowship award^[74], in United States^[75], founded in 1874^[76].

Death and Burial

Joseph Polchinski died on +2018-02-02T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Santa Barbara^[4]. The cause of death was brain cancer^[77].

Why It Matters

Joseph Polchinski ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month, #7,244 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[78] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[79]

He is credited with the discovery of D-brane^[80].

FAQs

Where was Joseph Polchinski born?

Joseph Polchinski's place of birth was Hawthorne^[2].

Where did Joseph Polchinski die?

Joseph Polchinski died in Santa Barbara^[4].

What did Joseph Polchinski do for work?

Joseph Polchinski worked as theoretical physicist^[6], physicist^[7], and university teacher^[8].

Where did Joseph Polchinski go to school?

Joseph Polchinski was educated at California Institute of Technology^[17], University of California, Berkeley^[18], and Canyon del Oro High School^[19].

What awards did Joseph Polchinski receive?

Honors received include Physics Frontiers Prize^[21], Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics^[22], Fellow of the American Physical Society^[23], and Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics^[24].

What did Joseph Polchinski discover?

Joseph Polchinski is credited as discoverer of D-brane^[80].