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Archival as AuthorArchival as SubjectPublished as SubjectRichard Arnowitt
Dates
May 3, 1928 – June 12, 2014
Authorized Form of Name
Arnowitt, Richard
Additional Forms of Names
Arnowitt, Richard Lewis
Biography
Abstract
Richard Arnowitt is known for his work in theoretical particle physics and general relativity. His research interests include supersymmetry and supergravity.
Important Dates
May 3, 1928Birth, New York (N.Y.).
1948Obtained BS and MS, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy (N.Y.).
1952 – 1954Research Associate, Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley.
1953Obtained PhD in Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge (Mass.).
1954 – 1956Member, Institute for Advanced Study.
1956 – 1959Assistant Professor to Associate Professor of Physics, Syracuse University.
1959 – 1986Professor of Physics, Northeastern University, Boston (Mass.).
1986 – 2014Professor of Physics (1986-1988); Distinguished Professor of Physics (1988-2004); and Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Physics (2004-2014), Texas A & M University, College Station (Tex.).
1994Awarded Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics, American Physical Society.
Occupation
Particle physicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Subjects
Relationships
People
Advisors & Collaborators
PhD advisor at Harvard University, "The hyperfine structure of hydrogen."
Colleagues
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Birge, Raymond T. (Raymond Thayer), 1887-
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Both employed at the Institute for Advanced Study.
Cooper, Leon N. (Leon Neil), 1930-
Both employed at the Institute for Advanced Study.
Both employed at the Institute for Advanced Study.
DeWitt, Bryce S. (Bryce Seligman), 1923-2004
Both employed at the Institute for Advanced Study.
Both employed at the Institute for Advanced Study.
Both employed at the Institute for Advanced Study.
Both employed at the Institute for Advanced Study.
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Helmholz, August Carl, 1915-2003
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Both employed at the Institute for Advanced Study.
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Lawrence, Ernest Orlando, 1901-1958
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Loeb, Leonard B. (Leonard Benedict), 1891-
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
McMillan, Edwin M. (Edwin Mattison), 1907-
Both employed at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory.
Both employed at the Institute for Advanced Study.
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Both employed at the Institute for Advanced Study.
Oppenheimer, J. Robert, 1904-1967
Both employed at the Institute for Advanced Study.
Reynolds, John Hamilton, 1923-2000
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Both employed at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory.
Seaborg, Glenn T. (Glenn Theodore), 1912-1999
Both employed at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory.
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Both employed at the Institute for Advanced Study.
Both employed at the Institute for Advanced Study.
Both employed at the Institute for Advanced Study.
York, Herbert F. (Herbert Frank)
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Additional
Goldberg, Joshua N.
Institutions
Major Positions
Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, N.J.)
Member.
Research Associate.
Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.). Department of Physics
Professor of Physics.
Syracuse University. Department of Physics
Assistant Professor to Associate Professor of Physics.
Texas A & M University. Department of Physics
Professor of Physics; Distinguished Professor of Physics; and Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Physics.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Awarded 1994 Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics.
Harvard University. Department of Physics
Obtained PhD in 1953.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Department of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy
Obtained BS and MS in 1948.
Resources
Archival Resources
Author
Gravity Research Foundation essays and abstracts, 1949-2014.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Subject
Oral history interview with Joshua Goldberg, 2011 March 21.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Oral history interview with Stanley Deser, 2011 March 12.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA