Geoffrey Chew
Geoffrey F. Chew | |
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Chew at his California home in July 2014 | |
| Born | June 5, 1924 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | April 12, 2019 (aged 94) Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Known for | S-matrix theory, bootstrap theory, strong interactions, Chew–Frautschi plot |
| Awards | Hughes Prize (1962) Lawrence Prize (1969) Majorana Prize (2008) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical physics |
| Institutions | University of Illinois University of California, Berkeley |
| Doctoral advisor | Enrico Fermi |
| Doctoral students | David Gross Freda Friedman Salzman John H. Schwarz John R. Taylor |
Geoffrey Foucar Chew (/tʃuː/; June 5, 1924 – April 12, 2019) was an American theoretical physicist. He is known for his bootstrap theory of strong interactions.