Ut Austin mourns the death of famous physicist Stephen Weinberg
July 25, 2021 by archyde
AUSTIN, Texas – Nobel Prize winner Stephen Weinberg, professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Texas at Austin, has died. He was 88 years old.
One of the most famous scientists of his generation, Weinberg is best known for helping develop an important part of the Standard Model of particle physics, which greatly advanced humanity’s understanding of how everything in the universe works – its various particles and the forces that govern them. – are connected. A faculty member for nearly four decades at UT Austin, he was a beloved teacher and scholar, respected not only by scholars who were amazed by his concise and elegant theories, but also by science enthusiasts everywhere who read his books and sought him in public appearances and lectures.