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Memories of a Theoretical Physicist

A groundbreaking theoretical physicist traces his career, reflecting on the successes and failures, triumphs and insecurities of a life cut short by cancer. The groundbreaking theoretical physicist Joseph Polchinski explained the genesis of his memoir this way: “Having only two bodies of knowledge,...

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Main Author: Polchinski, Joseph
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The MIT Press 2022
Subjects:
multiverse
theory of everything
D-branes
string theory
black holes
theoretical physics
Stephen Hawking
holographic universe
universe
string theorist
autobiography
scientist
Joseph Polchinski
life of a theoretical physicist
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thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PH Physics::PHV Applied physics::PHVS Cryogenics
thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PD Science: general issues::PDX History of science
Online Access:ONIX_20220621_9780262368919_42
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