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Paul J. Steinhardt

Born

in Washington, D.C., The United States

December 25, 1952

Website

https://paulsteinhardt.org/

Genre

Physics, Astrophysics, Theorethical Physics

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Paul Joseph Steinhardt (born December 25, 1952) is an American theoretical physicist whose principal research is in cosmology and condensed matter physics. He is currently the Albert Einstein Professor in Science at Princeton University where he is on the faculty of both the Departments of Physics and of Astrophysical Sciences.

Steinhardt is best known for his development of new theories of the origin, evolution and future of the universe. He is also well known for his exploration of a new form of matter, known as quasicrystals, which were thought to exist only as man-made materials until he co-discovered the first known natural quasicrystal in a museum sample.

He subsequently led a separate team that followed up that discovery with several m ...more

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	Endless Universe: Beyond the Big Bang by Paul J. Steinhardt, Neil Turok 4.12 avg rating — 1,199 ratings — published 2007 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Second Kind of Impossible: The Extraordinary Quest for a New Form of Matter 4.29 avg rating — 692 ratings — published 2019 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Physics Of Quasicrystals, The it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1987 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quasicrystals: The State of the Art (Directions in Condensed Matter Physics, 11) by David P. DiVincenzo (Editor), Paul J. Steinhardt (Editor) it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1991 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How Did the Universe Begin 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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