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Leonard Susskind

Leonard Susskind (/ˈsʌskɪnd/; born June 16, 1940) is an American theoretical physicist, professor of theoretical physics at Stanford University and founding director of the Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics. His research interests are string theory, quantum field theory, quantum statistical mechanics and quantum cosmology.

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Known for
Black hole complementarity Causal patch Color confinement ER=EPR Hamiltonian lattice gauge theory Holographic principle Matrix theory (physics) String theory String theory lands…
Alma mater
City College of New York (BS) Cornell University (PhD)
Awards
Dirac Medal (2023) Oskar Klein medal (2018) Pomeranchuk Prize (2008) Science Writing Award (1998) Sakurai Prize (1998) Boris Pregel Award (1975)
Born
(1940-06-16) June 16, 1940 (age 86) New York City, U.S.
Doctoral advisor
Peter A. Carruthers
Doctoral students
Eduardo Fradkin Barak Kol Douglas Stanford

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Early life and education

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The Theoretical Minimum lecture series

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Smolin–Susskind debate

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Alma mater · 1
Leonard Susskind → City College of New York (BS) Cornell University (PhD)
Awards · 1
Leonard Susskind → Dirac Medal (2023) Oskar Klein medal (2018) Pomeranchuk Prize (2008) Science Writing Award (1998) Sakurai Prize (1998) Boris Pregel Award (1975)
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Leonard Susskind → (1940-06-16) June 16, 1940 (age 86) New York City, U.S.
Doctoral advisor · 1
Leonard Susskind → Peter A. Carruthers
Doctoral students · 1
Leonard Susskind → Eduardo Fradkin Barak Kol Douglas Stanford
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Leonard Susskind → Physics, mathematics

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Leonard SusskindAlma materCity College of New York (BS) Cornell University (PhD)1.00infobox
Leonard SusskindAwardsDirac Medal (2023) Oskar Klein medal (2018) Pomeranchuk Prize (2008) Science Writing Award (1998) Sakurai Prize (1998) Boris Pregel Award (1975)1.00infobox
Leonard SusskindBorn(1940-06-16) June 16, 1940 (age 86) New York City, U.S.1.00infobox
Leonard SusskindDoctoral advisorPeter A. Carruthers1.00infobox
Leonard SusskindDoctoral studentsEduardo Fradkin Barak Kol Douglas Stanford1.00infobox
Leonard SusskindFieldsPhysics, mathematics1.00infobox
Leonard SusskindKnown forBlack hole complementarity Causal patch Color confinement ER=EPR Hamiltonian lattice gauge theory Holographic principle Matrix theory (physics) String theory String theory lands…1.00infobox
Leonard SusskindThesisQuantum mechanical approach to strong interactions (1965)1.00infobox
Leonard SusskindWorkplacesYeshiva University Tel Aviv University Stanford University Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics Korea Institute for Advanced Study Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics1.00infobox
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