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Curtis Callan

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American physicist

United StatesScientistsBorn 1942 · age 83
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Curtis Gove Callan Jr. is an American theoretical physicist and the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Physics at Princeton University. He has conducted research in gauge theory, string theory, instantons, black holes, strong interactions, and many other topics.

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2016Pomeranchuk Prize
2004ICTP Dirac Medal
2000Sakurai Prize
Fellow of the American Physical Society

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Curtis Gove Callan Jr. is an American theoretical physicist and the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Physics at Princeton University. He has conducted research in gauge theory, string theory, instantons, black holes, strong interactions, and many other topics. He was awarded the Sakurai Prize in 2000 and the Dirac Medal in 2004.

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Born 1942 · age 83
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