| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Foreword by Andrew Strominger -- Editor’s Note by Ahmed Almheiri -- Early Years -- Caltech, 1971–1975 -- Berkeley, 1975–1980 -- SLAC/Stanford, 1980–1982 -- Harvard, 1982–1984 -- Austin Part 1, 1984–1988 -- Austin Part 2, 1988–1992 -- D-branes and Orientifolds, 1992–1995 -- The CC and the Discretuum, 1996–2000 -- After the End of Physics, 2001–2007 -- Before the Firewall, 2007–2011 -- Firewall Days, 2012–2015 -- Epilogue -- Afterword by Dorothy, Steven, and Daniel Polchinski |
| Summary |
"Breakthrough Prize recipient Joseph Polchinksi (now deceased) reveals details of his upbringing, his collaborations with major figures in physics, and his significant contributions to string theory and cosmology"-- Provided by publisher |
| Analysis |
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology |
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SCIENCE / Physics / General |
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SCIENCE / History |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Polchinski, Joseph Gerard.
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Physicists -- Biography.
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Physics -- Philosophy.
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Cosmology.
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cosmology.
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Autobiography: science, technology & medicine.
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Cryogenics.
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History of science.
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Cosmology
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Physicists
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Physics -- Philosophy
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Almheiri, Ahmed Eid Khamis Thani, editor.
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Strominger, Andrew, writer of foreword.
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| ISBN |
0262368919 |
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9780262368919 |
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9780262368902 |
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0262368900 |
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