Sidney Coleman

Summary

Sidney Coleman is a human^[1]. He was born in Chicago^[2]. He was born on March 7, 1937^[3]. He passed away in Cambridge^[4]. He died on November 18, 2007^[5]. He worked as a physicist^[6], university teacher^[7], and theoretical physicist^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (231 views/month, #7,230 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Sidney Coleman's place of birth was Chicago^[2].
• Sidney Coleman passed away in Cambridge^[4].
• Sidney Coleman was born on March 7, 1937^[3].
• Sidney Coleman died on November 18, 2007^[5].
• Sidney Coleman held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Sidney Coleman worked as a physicist^[6].
• Sidney Coleman's professions included university teacher^[7].
• Sidney Coleman's professions included theoretical physicist^[8].
• Sidney Coleman's field of work was quantum field theory^[11].
• Sidney Coleman's field of work was theoretical physics^[12].
• Sidney Coleman's field of work was nuclear physics^[13].
• Among Sidney Coleman's employers was Harvard University^[14].
• Sidney Coleman's education included a stint at California Institute of Technology^[15].
• Sidney Coleman's education included a stint at Illinois Institute of Technology^[16].
• Sidney Coleman's doctoral advisor was Murray Gell-Mann^[17].
• A notable student of Sidney Coleman was Lee Smolin^[18].
• A notable student of Sidney Coleman was Paul Steinhardt^[19].
• Sidney Coleman received the NAS Award for Scientific Reviewing^[20].
• Sidney Coleman received the Fellow of the American Physical Society^[21].
• Sidney Coleman received the ICTP Dirac Medal^[22].
• Sidney Coleman received the Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics^[23].
• Sidney Coleman was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[24].
• Sidney Coleman was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[25].
• Sidney Coleman is recorded as male^[26].
• Sidney Coleman's instance of is recorded as human^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Chicago^[2], Sidney Coleman… he was born on March 7, 1937^[3].

Education

Educated at California Institute of Technology^[15], a university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1891^[30], headquartered in California^[31] and Illinois Institute of Technology^[16], a university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1940^[34], headquartered in Chicago^[35]. Sidney Coleman's doctoral advisor was Murray Gell-Mann^[17]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy^[36]. He studied under Murray Gell-Mann^[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist^[6], university teacher^[7], and theoretical physicist^[8]. Fields of work include quantum field theory^[11], a branch of physics^[38]; theoretical physics^[12], a branch of physics^[39]; and nuclear physics^[13], a branch of physics^[40]. Among Sidney Coleman's employers was Harvard University^[14]. Notable students include Lee Smolin^[18] and Paul Steinhardt^[19]. Doctoral students include Hugh David Politzer^[41], a physicist^[42], b. 1949^[43], of United States^[44], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[45], specialised in physics^[46]; Lee Smolin^[47], an astronomer^[48], b. 1955^[49], of United States^[50], awarded the Majorana Prize^[51], specialised in physics^[52]; Anthony Zee^[53], a physicist^[54], b. 1945^[55], of United States^[56]; Paul Steinhardt^[57], a physicist^[58], b. 1952^[59], of United States^[60], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[61], specialised in theoretical physics^[62]; David Griffiths^[63], a physicist^[64], b. 1942^[65], of United States^[66], awarded the Fellow of the American Physical Society^[67]; and Erick Weinberg^[68], a physicist^[69], b. 1947^[70], of United States^[71], awarded the Fellow of the American Physical Society^[72].

Recognition

Awards received include NAS Award for Scientific Reviewing^[20], a science award^[73], in United States^[74], founded in 1979^[75]; Fellow of the American Physical Society^[21], a fellowship award^[76]; ICTP Dirac Medal^[22], a physics award^[77]; and Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics^[23], a science award^[78], in United States^[79], founded in 1959^[80].

Death and Burial

Sidney Coleman died on November 18, 2007^[5]. He died in Cambridge^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Sidney Coleman include Coleman–Mandula theorem^[81].

Why It Matters

Sidney Coleman ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (231 views/month, #7,230 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[82] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[83]

Entities named for him include Coleman–Mandula theorem^[81].

His notable doctoral advisees include Lee Smolin^[84], an astronomer^[85], b. 1955^[86], of United States^[87], awarded the Majorana Prize^[88], specialised in physics^[89]; Paul Steinhardt^[90], a physicist^[91], b. 1952^[92], of United States^[93], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[94], specialised in theoretical physics^[95]; Anthony Zee^[96], a physicist^[97], b. 1945^[98], of United States^[99]; David Griffiths^[100], a physicist^[101], b. 1942^[102], of United States^[103], awarded the Fellow of the American Physical Society^[104]; Hugh David Politzer^[105]; and Jacques Distler^[106].

FAQs

Where was Sidney Coleman born?

Sidney Coleman's place of birth was Chicago^[2].

Where did Sidney Coleman die?

Sidney Coleman passed away in Cambridge^[4].

What did Sidney Coleman do for work?

Sidney Coleman worked as physicist^[6], university teacher^[7], and theoretical physicist^[8].

Where did Sidney Coleman go to school?

Sidney Coleman was educated at California Institute of Technology^[15] and Illinois Institute of Technology^[16].

What awards did Sidney Coleman receive?

Honors received include NAS Award for Scientific Reviewing^[20], Fellow of the American Physical Society^[21], ICTP Dirac Medal^[22], and Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics^[23].