Francis E. Low
Francis E. Low | |
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| Born | October 27, 1921 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | February 16, 2007 (aged 85) Haverford, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
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| Spouse | Natalie Sadigur (m. 1948) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical physics |
| Institutions | MIT, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Doctoral advisors | Hans Bethe Aage Bohr |
| Doctoral students | Louise Dolan Mitchell Feigenbaum Alan Guth |
| Website | www.franciselowfoundation.org |
Francis Eugene Low (October 27, 1921 – February 16, 2007) was an American theoretical physicist. He was an Institute Professor at MIT, and served as provost there from 1980 to 1985. He was a member of the influential JASON Defense Advisory Group.