Sidney Coleman
Sidney Coleman · Science & Medicine
Theoretical physicist; quantum field theory and the Coleman-Mandula theorem
1937, Chicago, Illinois, USA — 2007, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
United States (Chicago · Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard)
Sidney Coleman is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Theoretical physicist; quantum field theory and the Coleman-Mandula theorem
Coleman was a masterful theoretical physicist whose work on symmetry, quantum field theory and the Coleman–Mandula theorem shaped particle physics, and whose lectures trained a generation. Born to a Jewish family in Chicago, he taught at Harvard University for decades. His insights remain foundational to modern field theory.
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Theoretical physicist; quantum field theory and the Coleman-Mandula theorem
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