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Luttinger, Joaquin Mazdak was born on December 2, 1923 in New York City. Son of Paul and Shirley Luttinger.
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Joaquin Mazdak Luttinger
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Joaquin Mazdak Luttinger, American physics educator, researcher. Swiss American Exchange fellow, 1947-1948, National Research fellow, 1948-1949, Senior Postdoctoral fellow Rockefeller U., 1968, Guggenheim fellow Rockefeller U., 1975-1976. Member National Academy Sciences, American Academy Arts and Sciences.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1944; Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1947.
Career
Assistant professor physics, University of Wisconsin, 1950-1952; member, Institute Advanced Study, 1952-1953; associate professor physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1953-1957; National Research Council senior postdoctoral fellow, École Normale Supérieure, Paris, 1957-1958; professor physics, University of Pennsylvania, 1958-1960; professor physics, Columbia University, 1960-1993; department chairman, Columbia University, 1977-1980; retired, 1993. Exchange professor, Moscow, 1962.
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Membership
Member National Academy Sciences, American Academy Arts and Sciences.
Connections
Married Abigail Thomas, October 13, 1942 (divorced). 1 child, Catherine Thomas.
Awards
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Swiss American Exchange fellow, 1947-1948, National Research fellow, 1948-1949, Senior Postdoctoral fellow Rockefeller U., 1968, Guggenheim fellow Rockefeller U., 1975-1976.Swiss American Exchange fellow, 1947-1948, National Research fellow, 1948-1949, Senior Postdoctoral fellow Rockefeller U., 1968, Guggenheim fellow Rockefeller U., 1975-1976.