Leonard Mlodinow
American physicist, author and screenwriter (born 1954) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Leonard Mlodinow (born November 26 1954) is an American theoretical physicist and mathematician, screenwriter and author. In physics, he is known for his work on the large N expansion, a method of approximating the spectrum of atoms based on the consideration of an infinite-dimensional version of the problem, and for his work on the quantum theory of light inside dielectrics.
Leonard Mlodinow | |
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Born | (1954-11-26) 26 November 1954 (age 69) |
Citizenship | American |
Alma mater | Brandeis University University of California, Berkeley |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematical physics |
Institutions | Max Planck Institute for Physics California Institute of Technology |
Doctoral advisor | Eyvind Wichmann |
He has also written books for the general public, five of which have been New York Times best-sellers, including The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives, which was chosen as a New York Times notable book, and short-listed for the Royal Society Science Book Prize; The Grand Design, co-authored with Stephen Hawking, which argues that invoking God is not necessary to explain the origins of the universe; War of the Worldviews, co-authored with Deepak Chopra; and Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior, which won the 2013 PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award. He also makes public lectures and media appearances on programs including Morning Joe and Through the Wormhole, and debated Deepak Chopra on ABC's Nightline.