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- Steven Weinberg: A Life in Physics
- Steven Weinberg: A Life in Physics
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface: The Twentieth Century
- Publisher’s Note
- 1 First Things
- 2 Turning to Science
- 3 Cornell
- 4 Copenhagen
- 5 Princeton
- 6 Manhattan
- 7 San Francisco and Berkeley
- 8 East to London
- 9 Berkeley
- 10 Cambridge: 1966–69
- 11 Cambridge: 1969–72
- 12 Cambridge: 1972–79
- 13 Gone to Texas
- 14 Super Collider Days
- 15 Austin: The 1980s
- 16 The Dark Energy
- 17 Austin: The 1990s
- Image Credits
- Bibliography
- Index
12 - Cambridge: 1972–79
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- Steven Weinberg: A Life in Physics
- Steven Weinberg: A Life in Physics
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface: The Twentieth Century
- Publisher’s Note
- 1 First Things
- 2 Turning to Science
- 3 Cornell
- 4 Copenhagen
- 5 Princeton
- 6 Manhattan
- 7 San Francisco and Berkeley
- 8 East to London
- 9 Berkeley
- 10 Cambridge: 1966–69
- 11 Cambridge: 1969–72
- 12 Cambridge: 1972–79
- 13 Gone to Texas
- 14 Super Collider Days
- 15 Austin: The 1980s
- 16 The Dark Energy
- 17 Austin: The 1990s
- Image Credits
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
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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- Steven Weinberg: A Life in Physics , pp. 125 - 172Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024