Andrew Strominger
American theoretical physicist specializing in quantum gravity and string theory.
Chronology: 1955-07-30 – Present
Origins & Early Life
Andrew Eben Strominger (; born July 30, 1955) is an American theoretical physicist who is the director of Harvard's Center for the Fundamental Laws of Nature. He specializes in quantum gravity and string theory who is known for early work on celestial holography. He co-formulated the SYZ conjecture and the CGHS model. Strominger won the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics in 2017.
Pivotal Works & Achievements
He was elected as a fellow to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2001, to the American Physical Society in 2018, and as a Guggenheim Fellow in 2020. == Education and early life == Strominger was born in Cambridge, England, to Jewish father Jack Strominger, a biochemist, and Ann, who had grown up on a farm in Minnesota as a Catholic. Before Strominger's first birthday, the family moved to St. Louis, Missouri, where his father was an assistant professor at Washington University. Six years later, his father was offered a chair at University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin; where they lived until he was 13.
Enduring Legacy & Impact
He spent the rest of his childhood in Lexington, Massachusetts, with three brothers, where his father was a professor at Harvard University. He said he and his brothers were interested in...
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