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Alan Guth

AKA Alan Harvey Guth

Born: 27-Feb-1947
Birthplace: New Brunswick, NJ

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Physicist

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Inflationary theory

Father: Hyman Guth
Mother: Elaine Cheiten
Wife: Susan Tisch (m. 1971, one son, one daughter)
Son: Lawrence David ("Larry")
Daughter: Jennifer Lynn ("Jenny")

    University: SB Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1968)
    University: SM Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    University: PhD Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1972)
    Teacher: Instructor of Physics, Princeton University (1971-74)
    Scholar: Research Associate, Columbia University (1974-77)
    Scholar: Research Associate, Cornell University (1977-79)
    Professor: Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1980-)

    American Academy of Arts and Sciences
    American Association for the Advancement of Science
    National Academy of Sciences
    American Astronomical Society
    Eddington Medal 1996
    Gruber Prize in Cosmology 2004

Author of books:
The Inflationary Universe: The Quest for a New Theory of Cosmic Origins (1998)


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