# Joseph Polchinski

> physicist working on string theory (1954–2018)

**Wikidata**: [Q1156878](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1156878)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Polchinski)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/joseph-polchinski


## References

1. Memories of a Theoretical Physicist
2. Virtual International Authority File
3. [Source](http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/blogs/blogs-the-copernican/article5623767.ece)
4. [Source](http://www.nature.com/scientificamerican/journal/v15/n3s)
5. [Source](http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF01210791)
6. [Source](https://chancellor.ucsb.edu/memos/?2.2.2018.Sad.News...Professor.Emeritus.Joseph.Polchinski)
7. Czech National Authority Database
8. [Source](http://francis.naukas.com/2018/02/03/joe-polchinsky-1954-2018-la-teoria-de-cuerdas-esta-de-luto/)
9. [Source](https://www.kitp.ucsb.edu/joep)
10. [Source](https://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/201803/polchinski.cfm)
11. [Source](http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/heineman.cfm)
12. [Source](https://www.ictp.it/about-ictp/prizes-awards/the-dirac-medal/the-medallists.aspx)
13. [Source](https://www.aaas.org/news/aaas-members-elected-fellows-1)
14. [Source](https://www.ias.edu/ideas/2017/almheiri-uae-firewalls)
15. Mathematics Genealogy Project
16. [Source](https://www.ipht.fr/Phocea/file.php?class=pisp&file=mariana.grana/files/39/CVhp2016.pdf&reload=1456221520)
17. International Standard Name Identifier
18. CiNii Research
19. [Source](https://www.amacad.org/person/joseph-g-polchinski)
20. [Source](https://www.nasonline.org/member-directory/deceased-members/3015865.html)
21. [INSPIRE-HEP](https://inspirehep.net/authors/993079)
22. BnF authorities
23. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
24. Integrated Authority File
25. IdRef
26. CONOR.SI