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<p>Create quantum physics biography page</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox scientist<br /> | name = Steven Weinberg<br /> | image = Steven_Weinberg.jpg<br /> | caption = Steven Weinberg in 2010<br /> | birth_date = 3 May 1933<br /> | birth_place = New York City, U.S.<br /> | death_date = 23 July 2021<br /> | death_place = Austin, Texas, U.S.<br /> | fields = Theoretical physics<br /> | workplaces = University of Texas at Austin; Harvard University; MIT<br /> | alma_mater = Cornell University; Princeton University<br /> | known_for = Electroweak theory; quantum field theory; cosmology<br /> | awards = Nobel Prize in Physics (1979)<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Steven Weinberg&#039;&#039;&#039; (3 May 1933 - 23 July 2021) was an American theoretical physicist whose work helped unify electromagnetism and the weak interaction. He shared the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physics with [[Biography:Sheldon Glashow|Sheldon Glashow]] and [[Biography:Abdus Salam|Abdus Salam]] for contributions to the electroweak theory.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1979/weinberg/biographical/ |title=Steven Weinberg - Biographical |publisher=Nobel Prize Outreach |access-date=20 May 2026}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Weinberg&#039;s 1967 model showed how gauge theory, spontaneous symmetry breaking, and leptons could be combined into a predictive electroweak framework. His later books on quantum field theory and cosmology became major references for theoretical physics.<br /> <br /> == Electroweak theory ==<br /> Weinberg&#039;s work is central to the [[Physics:Quantum Electroweak theory|electroweak theory]] and the [[Physics:Quantum Standard Model|Standard Model]]. It connects [[Physics:Quantum gauge field|gauge fields]], symmetry breaking, weak interactions, and the Higgs mechanism into one mathematical structure.<br /> <br /> His broader influence extended to effective field theory, cosmology, and the philosophy of science. In quantum field theory, he emphasized symmetry, locality, and the systematic construction of allowed interactions.<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Physics:Quantum Electroweak theory]]<br /> * [[Physics:Quantum Standard Model]]<br /> * [[Physics:Quantum Field Theory Gauge symmetry]]<br /> * [[Biography:Sheldon Glashow]]<br /> * [[Biography:Abdus Salam]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{reflist|3}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Weinberg, Steven}}<br /> [[Category:Nobel laureates in Physics]]<br /> [[Category:Quantum physicists]]<br /> [[Category:Theoretical physicists]]<br /> <br /> {{Sourceattribution|Biography:Steven Weinberg|1}}</div>

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