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Perhaps drawing inspiration from Isaac Newton, when physicist Brian R. Greene ’84 worked deep into the night on classical mechanics homework as an undergraduate, he routinely consumed upwards of 15 apples in a single sitting, courtesy of the dining hall.Greene’s unusual eating habits were legendary among his Winthrop housemates. They also belied a compulsive nature, one that propelled Greene to the forefront of theoretical physics. He is also lauded outside the academic realm for his two bestsellers, “The Elegant Universe” and “Fabric of the Cosmos...
...This ability to thrive in any academic environment reflects the curiosity that characterizes Randall’s intellect. This trait, along with a penchant for original thought, have defined Randall’s celebrated career as a theoretical physicist...
...when the couple was married by a Justice of the Peace in Somerville, Mass. in November 1959.After leaving Harvard, Ostriker earned his doctorate from the University of Chicago then spent a year as a post-doc at Cambridge University. While at Cambridge, Ostriker worked with the likes of theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking and current president of the Royal Society Martin Rees.“I said to my wife, ‘Gee they all seem very clever over here, but I subsequently realized that it was a very special time,” Ostriker said.From Cambridge he moved...
...Planck telescope, named after the German physicist Max Planck, aims to reveal more about how the universe was formed nearly 14 billion years ago by mapping "fossil light." This relic radiation of the Big Bang - part of the Cosmic Microwave Background - should tell astronomers more about how the large-scale structures of the universe formed and evolved...
Despite her high school involvement in theater, music, and dance, Catherine “Calla” Videt ’08-’09 entered Harvard with intentions of becoming a physicist. Now with a substantial list of acting and directing credits to her name, not to mention the first student show on the Loeb Mainstage in 15 years, it might seem as though Videt—the 2009 recipient of the Luis Sudler Prize in the Arts—has traded her passion for physics for a new one. But this is hardly the case. While...