Michael Duff (physicist)
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Michael James Duff FRS, FRSA is a British theoretical physicist and pioneering theorist of supergravity who is the Principal of the Faculty of Physical Sciences and Abdus Salam Chair of Theoretical Physics at Imperial College London.
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Michael Duff | |
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Born | Michael James Duff (1949-01-28) January 28, 1949 (age 75)[1] |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Queen Mary College, London (BSc) Imperial College London (PhD) |
Known for | Coining the term "p-brane"[2] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Theoretical physics, supergravity, string theory, M-theory |
Institutions | Imperial College London European Organization for Nuclear Research International Centre for Theoretical Physics Queen Mary College, London Texas A&M University University of Michigan |
Doctoral advisor | Abdus Salam |
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