John Henry Schwarz

John Henry Schwarz (born 1941) is an American theoretical physicist. Along with Yoichiro Nambu, Gabriele Veneziano, Michael Green, Leonard Susskind, and Edward Witten, he is regarded as one of the fathers of string theory. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... Theoretical physics employs mathematical models and abstractions of physics, as opposed to experimental processes, in an attempt to understand nature. ... Yoichiro Nambu (1921–) is a Japanese-born American physicist. ... Gabriele Veneziano is a theoretical physicist and one of the founders of string theory. ... Michael Boris Green (born 22 May 1946) is a physicist who is one of the pioneers of string theory. ... Lenny Susskind at Stanford University Leonard Susskind is the Felix Bloch professor of theoretical physics at Stanford University in the field of string theory and quantum field theory. ... Edward Witten (born August 26, 1951) is an American mathematical physicist, Fields Medalist, and professor at the Institute for Advanced Study. ... Interaction in the subatomic world: world lines of pointlike particles in the Standard Model or a world sheet swept up by closed strings in string theory String theory is a model of fundamental physics whose building blocks are one-dimensional extended objects called strings, rather than the zero-dimensional point...

Schwarz studied mathematics at Harvard College (A.B., 1962) and theoretical physics at the University of California at Berkeley (Ph.D., 1966), where his graduate advisor was Geoffrey Chew. For several years he was one of the very few physicists who pursued string theory as a viable theory of quantum gravity. His work with Michael Green on anomaly cancellation in Type I string theories led to the so-called "first superstring revolution" of 1984, which greatly contributed to moving string theory into the mainstream of research in theoretical physics. Harvard Yard Harvard College is the undergraduate section and oldest school of Harvard University, having been founded in 1636. ... Bachelor of Arts (B.A., BA or A.B.), from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus is an undergraduate bachelors degree awarded for either a course or a program in the liberal arts or the sciences, or both. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Sather tower (the Campanile) looking out over the San Francisco Bay and Mount Tamalpais. ... Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated Ph. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Geoffrey Chew (born 1924) was a Physicist. ... Interaction in the subatomic world: world lines of pointlike particles in the Standard Model or a world sheet swept up by closed strings in string theory String theory is a model of fundamental physics whose building blocks are one-dimensional extended objects called strings, rather than the zero-dimensional point... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... In physics, the Green-Schwarz mechanism is the main discovery that started the first superstring revolution in superstring theory in 1984. ... In physics, the first superstring revolution is a period of important discoveries in string theory roughly between 1984 and 1986. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Schwarz was an assistant professor at Princeton University from 1966 to 1972. He then moved to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), where he is currently the Harold Brown Professor of Theoretical Physics. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and received the Dirac Medal of the International Centre for Theoretical Physics in 1989, as well as the Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics of the American Physical Society in 2002. He was a fellow of the MacArthur Foundation in 1987. A professor is a senior teacher and researcher, usually in a college or university. ... Princeton University is a coeducational private university located in Princeton, New Jersey, in the United States of America. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... The California Institute of Technology (commonly referred to as Caltech)[1] is a private, coeducational university located in Pasadena, California, in the United States. ... Harold Brown (born September 19, 1927), American scientist, was U.S. Secretary of Defense from 1977 to 1981 in the cabinet of President Jimmy Carter. ... President Harding and the National Academy of Sciences at the White House, Washington, DC, April 1921 The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine. ... The Dirac Medal is a rather prestigious award for physics, named after Thomas Bradley didnt you know Paul Dirac. ... The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics operates under a tripartite agreement among the Italian Government, UNESCO and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (both agencies of the United Nations) to foster advanced studies and research, especially in developing countries. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The American Physical Society was founded in 1899 and is the worlds second largest organization of physicists. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is a major private grant-making foundation based in Chicago that has awarded more than US$3 billion since its inception in 1978. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Website at Caltech
• Heineman Prize Biography
• John Schwarz's interview
• "5 Most Important Breakthroughs that I would like to see in Superstring Theory" -- John H Schwarz (2Physics.com April 22, 2007)