Steven Weinberg, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist, whose work helped connect the two Four basic powers, has passed away at the age of 88, the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) announced on Saturday (July 24).
HI’s work formed the basis for the Standard Model, the overarching physics theory that describes how subatomic particles behave. His major work was a small three-page research paper published in 1967 in Physical Review Letters entitled “model of leptonsIn it, he predicted how subatomic particles known as the W, Z and Higgs boson should behave — years before these particles were discovered experimentally, according to a statement from UT Austin.
The paper also helped standardize electromagnetic force: and the weak force He predicted that so-called “weak neutral currents” determine how the particles interact, according to the statement. In 1979, Weinberg and physicists Sheldon Glashaw and Abdus Salam were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for this work. Throughout his life, Weinberg will continue his quest for a unifying theory that would unite the four forces, the statement said.
Weinberg was also talented at making physics more accessible to everyone. to write “The First Three Minutes: A Modern Look at the Origin of the Universe, ” (Basic Books, 1977), in interesting and simple language, those first minutes of the childhood of the universe and presented the state of the expansion of the universe.
“Professor Weinberg has opened up the mysteries of the universe to millions of people, enriching humanity’s understanding of nature and our relationship with the world,” said Jay Hartzel, president of UT Austin, in the statement. “From his students to science enthusiasts, from astrophysicists to public decision-makers, he has made a huge difference to our understanding. In short, he changed the world.”
Weinberg was born in New York in 1933. His love for science started with the chemistry set, according to the statement. Weinberg wrote in his online book that by the time he was 16 he had decided to study theoretical physics Nobel Prize website Nobel. He attended Cornell University for his undergraduate work and received his doctorate in physics from Princeton University in 1957.
He married his wife Louise in 1954 and had a daughter, Elizabeth, in 1963, according to the Nobel Prize website. In 1982, Weinberg moved to UT Austin, where he worked for decades as a professor of physics and astronomy.
The cause of death was not revealed, but the physicist was in hospital for weeks, According to the Washington Post.
Originally published on Live Science.
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