Lee Smolin

Physicist, Academic

1955 –

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Who is Lee Smolin?

Lee Smolin is an American theoretical physicist, a faculty member at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, an adjunct professor of physics at the University of Waterloo and a member of the graduate faculty of the philosophy department at the University of Toronto. He is married to Dina Graser, a lawyer and public servant in Toronto. His brother is law professor David M. Smolin.

Smolin is best known for his contributions to quantum gravity theory, in particular the approach known as loop quantum gravity. He advocates that the two primary approaches to quantum gravity, loop quantum gravity and string theory, can be reconciled as different aspects of the same underlying theory. His research interests also include cosmology, elementary particle theory, the foundations of quantum mechanics, and theoretical biology.

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Born
1955
New York City
Siblings
Ethnicity
  • Jewish people
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Harvard University
  • Hampshire College
  • University of Cincinnati
Lived in
  • United States of America

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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