Leonard Susskind
Leonard Susskind | |
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Susskind in 2013 | |
| Born | June 16, 1940[1] New York City, U.S. |
| Alma mater | City College of New York (BS) Cornell University (PhD) |
| Known for | Black hole complementarity Causal patch Color confinement ER=EPR Hamiltonian lattice gauge theory Holographic principle Matrix theory (physics) String theory String theory landscape Worldsheet RST model Susskind–Glogower operator Kogut–Susskind fermions Fischler–Susskind mechanism |
| Awards | Dirac Medal (2023) Oskar Klein medal (2018) Pomeranchuk Prize (2008) Science Writing Award (1998) Sakurai Prize (1998) Boris Pregel Award (1975)[2] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics, mathematics |
| Institutions | Yeshiva University Tel Aviv University Stanford University Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics Korea Institute for Advanced Study Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics |
| Thesis | Quantum mechanical approach to strong interactions (1965) |
| Doctoral advisor | Peter A. Carruthers |
| Doctoral students | Eduardo Fradkin Barak Kol Douglas Stanford |
Leonard Susskind (/ˈsʌskɪnd/; born June 16, 1940)[1][3] is an American theoretical physicist. He is a professor of theoretical physics at Stanford University. He is also a founding director of the Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics. His works focuses on string theory, quantum field theory, quantum statistical mechanics and quantum cosmology.[2] He is a member of the US National Academy of Sciences.[4] He has been seen as one of the fathers of string theory.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Lennyfest". May 20–21, 2000. Archived from the original on 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2007-07-01:his 60th birth anniversary was celebrated with a special symposium at Stanford University.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Faculty information sheet". Stanford University. Archived from the original on March 9, 2013. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ "Why is Time a One-Way Street?". Santa Fe Institute. June 26, 2013:in Geoffrey West's introduction, he gives Suskind's current age as 74 and says his birthday was recent.
- ↑ "60 New Members Chosen by Academy". National Academy of Sciences (press release). May 2, 2000. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ "Father of String Theory Muses on the Megaverse". NYAS Publications. Archived from the original on 2014-12-14. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
Other websites
Media related to Leonard Susskind at Wikimedia Commons Quotations related to Leonard Susskind at Wikiquote
- Leonard Susskind's Faculty Page (Stanford University)
- Susskind's Blog: Physics for Everyone
- The Theoretical Minimum website, with the full set of free lectures
- Radio Interview: Leonard Susskind discusses his life as a physicist, string theory and the holographic principle on The 7th Avenue Project radio show
- The Edge:
- "Interview with Leonard Susskind. Archived June 27, 2006, at the Wayback Machine"
- "Smolin vs. Susskind: The Anthropic Principle" Susskind and Lee Smolin debate the Anthropic principle
- Radio Interview from This Week in Science March 14, 2006 Broadcast
- "Father of String Theory Muses on the Megaverse": Podcast Archived 2014-12-14 at the Wayback Machine
- Leonard Susskind on IMDb
- Leonard Susskind: My friend Richard Feynman on YouTube - A Ted talk
- Leonard Susskind: Father of String Theory on YouTube