Steven Weinberg: A Life in Physics

Steven Weinberg shares his candid thoughts, in his own words, on theoretical physics and cosmology, along with personal anecdotes and recollections of the people who helped shape his career. These memoirs of his life as a scientist and public figure cover his student days and early career, through the golden age of particle physics in the 1970s, his being awarded the Nobel prize, through to the end of the twentieth century. In addition to his research insights, Weinberg provides glimpses into his life in academia more broadly: dealing with the 'two-body problem', tenure, international conference travel, his book-writing, advisory work with JASON, and his advocacy for the Superconducting Super Collider. Physicists, historians of science and interested readers will find the presentation engaging and often witty, as Weinberg reflects on his life in physics.

• Nobel laureate Steven Weinberg reveals his personal thoughts on various topics in theoretical physics and cosmology and how his work developed at key points through his career
• Includes candid accounts of his successes and failures, anecdotes of his interactions with many of the century's most famous scientists, and glimpses of his life beyond his physics research
• Weinberg's unique story, uniquely told in his inimitable style