Paul Steinhardt

Paul Joseph Steinhardt (born December 25, 1952) is an American theoretical physicist and cosmologist who is currently the Albert Einstein Professor in Science at Princeton University. In addition, Steinhardt co-founded and is the current Director of the Princeton Center for Theoretical Science.

Quotes

 * String theory suggested that we should have a whole new set of particles called "supersymmetric partners" that were supposed to be observed at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN — we don't see those.
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Quotes about Steinhardt

 * I know of no other scientist, no other theoretical physicist alive who has a clearer focus on whether our theories and ideas are relevant to the real world. And that's always what he's after.
 * Neil Turok, Perimeter Institute Graduation Ceremony (2015).