Stephen L. Adler
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Stephen Louis Adler is an American physicist
specializing in elementary particles and field theory.
. He received an A.B.
degree at Harvard University
in 1961, where he was a Putnam Fellow, and a Ph.D.
from Princeton University
in 1964. He is the son of Irving Adler
and Ruth Adler and older brother of Peggy Adler
.
Adler was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
in 1974. He became a member of the Institute for Advanced Study
in 1966, becoming a full Professor of Theoretical Physics
in 1969, and was named "New Jersey Albert Einstein Professor" at the institute in 1979.
He has won the J. J. Sakurai Prize
from the American Physical Society in 1988, and the Dirac Medal of the International Centre for Theoretical Physics in 1998, among other awards.
Adler's seminal papers on high energy neutrino processes, current algebras, soft pion theorems,
sum rules, and perturbation theory anomalies helped lay the foundations for the current standard model of elementary particle physics.
Physicist
A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...
specializing in elementary particles and field theory.
Biography
Adler was born in New York CityNew York City
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. He received an A.B.
Bachelor of Arts
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degree at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1961, where he was a Putnam Fellow, and a Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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from Princeton University
Princeton University
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in 1964. He is the son of Irving Adler
Irving Adler
Irving Adler is an author, mathematician, scientist, and educator. He is the author of 56 books about mathematics, science, and education, and the co-author of 30 more, for both children and adults. His books have been published in 31 countries in 19 different languages...
and Ruth Adler and older brother of Peggy Adler
Peggy Adler
Peggy Adler is an American author and illustrator of children's books and investigative researcher. She is the daughter of Irving Adler and Ruth Adler and younger sister of Stephen L. Adler.-Early career:...
.
Adler was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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in 1974. He became a member of the Institute for Advanced Study
Institute for Advanced Study
The Institute for Advanced Study, located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States, is an independent postgraduate center for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. It was founded in 1930 by Abraham Flexner...
in 1966, becoming a full Professor of Theoretical Physics
Theoretical physics
Theoretical physics is a branch of physics which employs mathematical models and abstractions of physics to rationalize, explain and predict natural phenomena...
in 1969, and was named "New Jersey Albert Einstein Professor" at the institute in 1979.
He has won the J. J. Sakurai Prize
Sakurai Prize
The J. J. Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Particle Physics, is presented by the American Physical Society at its annual "April Meeting", and honors outstanding achievement in particle physics theory...
from the American Physical Society in 1988, and the Dirac Medal of the International Centre for Theoretical Physics in 1998, among other awards.
Adler's seminal papers on high energy neutrino processes, current algebras, soft pion theorems,
sum rules, and perturbation theory anomalies helped lay the foundations for the current standard model of elementary particle physics.