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Silvan S. Schweber

American physicist (1928-2017) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 89

Silvan Samuel Schweber was a French-born American theoretical physicist and historian of science. He was known for his work on relativistic quantum field theory and its history, and he was the recipient of the 2011 Abraham Pais Prize for History of Physics.

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Awards

Abraham Pais Prize for History of Physics2011
Fellow of the American Physical Society
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1928 to 2017 · aged 89

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