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12 - Cambridge: 1972–79

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Steven Weinberg
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University of Texas, Austin
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For physicists who study elementary particles and quantum field theory, the 1970s was a golden age. It saw the experimental confirmation of the electroweak theory, and the extension of that thinking would lead us to a successful theory of strong interactions as well. All the fundamental forces of nature, except for gravity, would be unified in what became known as the “Standard Model.” By the end of 1973, there was some experimental verification of the electroweak theory. Weinberg agrees to write The First Three Minutes, which was published in 1977. Louise visits Stanford Law School, accompanied by Weinberg, who finds his host department cold. In 1977, he collaborates with Ben Lee of Fermilab, who tragically died in a car accident later that year. Louise is invited to teach at University of Texas Law School, in the summer of 1979, after which she was offered a full professorship. The Weinbergs taught in their respective universities and met in Cambridge in the holidays. Weinberg’s Nobel Prize, shared with Salam and Glashow, is announced in October 1979, ahead of the ceremony that December.

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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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