Gerald Feinberg
Gerald Feinberg (born May 27, 1933 in New York City , † April 21, 1992 ibid) was an American physicist at Columbia University and a futurologist .
Life
Feinberg studied at Columbia University (Bachelor 1953), where he received his doctorate in 1957 with TD Lee and was in the Faculty of Physics since 1959 and a professor since 1965. In 1960 he became a Sloan Research Fellow . From 1980 to 1982 he was dean of the physics department. In 1956/7 he was at the Institute for Advanced Study and 1963/4 at Churchill College, Cambridge University . In 1973/4 he was a Guggenheim Fellow visiting professor at Rockefeller University . He was also a visiting scientist at Brookhaven National Laboratory and at SLAC .
Feinberg said in 1958 the existence of two neutrino coals ahead (of Myuon neutrinos in addition to the already known electron neutrino), which through experiments of his colleagues at Columbia University Leon M. Lederman , Melvin Schwartz and Jack Steinberger was confirmed 1,962th The three received the Nobel Prize for this.
Feinberg also coined the term tachyons . He also examined other speculative ideas and was u. a. a proponent of cryonics . He was a member of the Foresight Institute .
Works
- Cosmological Constants (1986). ISBN 9780231063760
- Solid Clues: Quantum Physics, Molecular Biology, and the Future of Science, Simon & Schuster, 1985. ISBN 0434262005
- with Robert Shapiro : Life Beyond Earth: The Intelligent Earthling's Guide to Extraterrestrial Life, Morrow, 1980. ISBN 068808642X
- What is the world made of ?: Atoms, leptons, quarks, and other tantalizing particles, Anchor Press / Doubleday, 1977. ISBN 0385076940 & ISBN 0385076932
- Consequences of Growth: The Prospects for a Limitless Future, Seabury Press, New York, 1977. ISBN 081649326X Review
- The Prometheus Project, Mankind's Search for Long-Range Goals, Anchor Books, 1969. ISBN 0385036132
Web links
- Obituary, New York Times (English)
- The history of the discovery of the muon neutrinos from Brooijmans (English)
- Biography at the APS
Individual evidence
- ↑ Feinberg Physical Review Vol. 110, 1958, p. 1482.
- ^ Possibility of faster than light particles . Physical Review Vol. 159, 1967, pp. 1089-1105.
- ↑ Physics and Life Prolongation Physics Today Vol 19 # 11 45 (1966).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Feinberg, Gerald |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American physicist from Columbia University and futurologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 27, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 21, 1992 |
| Place of death | New York City |