Joseph Polchinski
Deceased Q1156878

Joseph Polchinski

physicist working on string theory (1954–2018)

Born: May 16, 1954 (1954) · Hawthorne
Died: February 2, 2018 (2018) · Santa Barbara
Age at death: 63 years
Cause of death: brain cancer
Manner of death: natural causes
Nationality United States
Occupation university teacher, physicist, theoretical physicist
Field of work theoretical physics, mathematical physics, superstring theory
Education California Institute of Technology, University of California, Berkeley, Canyon del Oro High School
Employer University of Texas at Austin, Harvard University, University of California, Santa Barbara
Gender male

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