The Saga of David Gross
Category
Scientists & Inventors
Era / Tenure
Active Era
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#458 in Scientists & Inventors
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ORIGINS & BACKGROUND
Profile & Early Foundations
David Jonathan Gross (; born February 19, 1941) is an American theoretical physicist and string theorist. He shared the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physics with Frank Wilczek and Hugh David Politzer "for the discovery of asymptotic freedom in the theory of the strong interaction".
THE JOURNEY & BREAKTHROUGHS
Major Works & Significant Milestones
Gross is the Chancellor's Chair Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP) of the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), and was formerly the KITP director and holder of their Frederick W.
Key Milestone & Career Defining Moment
He shared the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physics with Frank Wilczek and Hugh David Politzer "for the discovery of asymptotic freedom in the theory of the strong interaction".
