Background
Steinberger, Jack was born on May 25, 1921 in Bad Kissingen, Germany. Arrived in United States, 1935. Son of Ludwig Lazarus and Berta (May) Steinberger.
Steinberger, Jack was born on May 25, 1921 in Bad Kissingen, Germany. Arrived in United States, 1935. Son of Ludwig Lazarus and Berta (May) Steinberger.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, University Chicago, 1942. Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, University Chicago, 1948. Degree (honorary), Illinois Institute of Technology, 1989.
Degree (honorary), University Glasgow, 1990. Degree (honorary), Dortmund University, 1990. Degree (honorary), Columbia University, 1990.
Degree (honorary), University Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain, 1992. Degree (honorary), University Blaise Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand, France, 1995. Degree (honorary), Universität Würzburg, 1997.
Member Institute Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, 1948-1949. Laboratory assistant University California, Berkeley, 1949-1950. Professor Columbia University, New York City, 1950-1968.
Staff member European Organization Nuclear Research (European Organization of Nuclear Research), Geneva, 1968-1986, director, 1969-1972. Professor physics Scuola Normale, Pisa, Italy, since 1986.
Member of Lincean Academy Italy, Academia Europea, Heidelberg Academy of Sciences, American Academy Arts & Sciences.
Married Joan Beauregard, 1943 (divorced 1962). Married Cynthia Eva Alff.