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'''Manfred Steiner''' is a Swiss-born physician and physicist who resides in the U.S. | |||
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'''Manfred Steiner''' (born 1932) is an Austrian-born physician and physicist who resides in the U.S. Steiner achieved some notoriety in September 2021 when he received a Ph.D. in Physics at the age of 89 from ].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title=He always wanted to be a physicist. At 89, he earned his doctorate from Brown.|language=en-US|work=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/11/25/retired-doctor-earns-physics-doctorate-age-89/|access-date=2021-12-12|issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Chappell|first=Bill|date=2021-11-07|title=He always wanted a Ph.D. in physics. He finally earned it at 89|language=en|work=NPR|url=https://www.npr.org/2021/11/07/1052005447/brown-university-89-phd-physics-dream|access-date=2021-12-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Man fulfills physicist dream, earns Ph.D. at 89|url=https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2021/11/11/man-fulfills-physicist-dream-earns-phd-89/6391690001/|access-date=2021-12-13|website=USA TODAY|language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
== Education == | |||
Steiner earned a medical degree in 1955. He achieved some notoriety in September 2021 when he received a Ph.D. in Physics at the age of 89 from Brown University, an institution located in the U.S.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Svrluga |first=Susan |date=November 21, 2021 |title=https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/11/25/retired-doctor-earns-physics-doctorate-age-89/ |work=The Washington Post |access-date=2021-12-07}}</ref> | |||
== Life == | |||
Steiner was born in ] in 1932. He earned a medical degree from the ] in 1955 and moved to ] to complete his initial training in internal medicine. Steiner studied ] at ] before earning a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the ] in 1967.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Brown Physics Student Manfred Steiner Earns Ph.D. at Age 89 {{!}} Physics {{!}} Brown University|url=https://www.brown.edu/academics/physics/news/2021/11/brown-physics-student-manfred-steiner-earns-phd-age-89|access-date=2021-12-12|website=www.brown.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Brown Physics Student Manfred Steiner Earns Ph.D. at Age 89 {{!}} Physics {{!}} Brown University|url=https://www.brown.edu/academics/physics/news/2021/11/brown-physics-student-manfred-steiner-earns-phd-age-89|access-date=2021-12-12|website=www.brown.edu}}</ref> | |||
Steiner moved to ] to teach at the ] of ], where he was promoted to full professor in 1978.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-12|title="If you have a dream, follow it": Man earns Ph.D. in physics at 89|url=https://www.newsweek.com/if-you-have-dream-follow-it-man-earns-phd-physics-89-1648805|access-date=2021-12-12|website=Newsweek|language=en}}</ref> Towards the end of his career, Steiner worked to establish a program in hematology at the ]. | |||
In 2021, Steiner completed a Ph.D. in physics at Brown University; his dissertation was entitled ''Corrections to the Geometrical Interpretation of Bosonization.<ref name=":0" />'' | |||
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Manfred Steiner (born 1932) is an Austrian-born physician and physicist who resides in the U.S. Steiner achieved some notoriety in September 2021 when he received a Ph.D. in Physics at the age of 89 from Brown University.
Life
Steiner was born in Vienna in 1932. He earned a medical degree from the University of Vienna in 1955 and moved to Washington, D.C. to complete his initial training in internal medicine. Steiner studied hematology at Tufts University before earning a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1967.
Steiner moved to Rhode Island to teach at the Medical School of Brown University, where he was promoted to full professor in 1978. Towards the end of his career, Steiner worked to establish a program in hematology at the University South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville.
In 2021, Steiner completed a Ph.D. in physics at Brown University; his dissertation was entitled Corrections to the Geometrical Interpretation of Bosonization.
References
- ^ "He always wanted to be a physicist. At 89, he earned his doctorate from Brown". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- Chappell, Bill (2021-11-07). "He always wanted a Ph.D. in physics. He finally earned it at 89". NPR. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- "Man fulfills physicist dream, earns Ph.D. at 89". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- "Brown Physics Student Manfred Steiner Earns Ph.D. at Age 89 | Physics | Brown University". www.brown.edu. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- "Brown Physics Student Manfred Steiner Earns Ph.D. at Age 89 | Physics | Brown University". www.brown.edu. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ""If you have a dream, follow it": Man earns Ph.D. in physics at 89". Newsweek. 2021-11-12. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
External links
- Manfred Steiner's publications indexed by the Scopus bibliographic database. (subscription required)