John H. Schwarz

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John H. Schwarz is an American theoretical physicist best known as one of the founders of superstring theory and a pioneer in the development of string theory as a candidate for a unified theory of fundamental forces.

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instanceOf American physicist
human
string theorist
theoretical physicist
academicDegree PhD in physics
awardReceived Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics
surface form: APS Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics

Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics
Dirac Prize
surface form: Dirac Medal

Fundamental Physics Prize
National Medal of Science
birthDate 1941-11-22
birthPlace North Adams, Massachusetts
surface form: North Adams, Massachusetts, United States
birthYear 1941
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
doctoralAdvisor Francis Low
educatedAt Columbia University
Harvard University
employer California Institute of Technology
era 20th-century physics
21st-century physics
familyName Schwarz
fieldOfWork string theory
superstring theory
theoretical physics
gender male
givenName John
hasCollaborator Edward Witten
Joël Scherk
Michael Green
influenced development of superstring theory
modern string theory research
knownFor Green–Schwarz mechanism
anomaly cancellation in string theory
development of string theory as a unified theory of fundamental forces
foundations of superstring theory
languageSpoken English
memberOf American Physical Society
National Academy of Sciences
name John H. Schwarz self-link
notableStudent Ashoke Sen
Cumrun Vafa
notableWork Green–Schwarz mechanism
surface form: Green–Schwarz anomaly cancellation paper (1984)
occupation physicist
university professor
positionHeld Harold Brown Professor of Theoretical Physics
residence Pasadena
surface form: Pasadena, California, United States
workplace California Institute of Technology

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Michael Green coAuthor John H. Schwarz
Fundamental Physics Prize notableRecipient John H. Schwarz
this entity surface form: John Schwarz
John H. Schwarz name John H. Schwarz self-link
Green–Schwarz mechanism namedAfter John H. Schwarz
Green–Schwarz mechanism developedBy John H. Schwarz
David Gross doctoralStudent John H. Schwarz