Background
Steinhardt, Paul Joseph was born on December 25, 1952 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Charles Sidney and Helen Steinhardt.
(This book comprises an introductory lecture outlining the...)
This book comprises an introductory lecture outlining the basic concepts and challenges in the field. This is followed by a collection of reprinted articles which are important in understanding the subject. The book will focus mainly on mathematical and physical foundations of the subject rather than experimental progress. By concentrating on theoretical topics, this volume has long-lasting as well as immediate value to physicists, crystallographers, metallurgists and mathematicians.
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Steinhardt, Paul Joseph was born on December 25, 1952 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Charles Sidney and Helen Steinhardt.
Bachelor of Science, California Institute Technology, 1974; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1975; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1978.
Junior fellow, Society Fellows Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1978-1981;
assistant professor physics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1981-1983;
associate professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1983-1985;
professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, since 1985;
Mary Amanda Wood chair physics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, since 1989. Consultant International Business Machines Corporation Research, Yorktown Heights, New York, 1978-1990, Mitre Corporation, McLean, Virginia, 1987-1992. Visiting lecturer Phi Beta Kappa, 1989-1990.
Monell fellow Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, 1989-1990, Dyson fellow, 1995. Harvard Loeb lecturer, 1990. Welsh lecturer U. Toronto, 1996.
Lecturer Canada Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics, 1996.
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Fellow American Physical Society. Member American Astronomical Society, Materials Research Society, Sigma Xi.
Married Nancy Riva Shatzman, July1, 1979. Children: Charles Louis, Joseph Solomon, William Martin, Cynthia Rose.