Joshua N. Goldberg
Joshua N. Goldberg (born May 30, 1925 in Rochester, New York) is an American physicist and educator. He is particularly noted for his research on general relativity.[2][3]
Joshua N. Goldberg | |
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Born | |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Rochester Syracuse University |
Spouse(s) | Gloria Lois Gerber Goldberg[1] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | Armour Research Foundation Aerospace Research Laboratories, U.S. Air Force Syracuse University |
Doctoral advisor | Peter Bergmann |
Goldberg was born in Rochester, New York, and received a Bachelor's degree from the University of Rochester in 1947. He received a doctorate in physics from Syracuse University in 1952. His thesis advisor was Peter Bergmann. From 1952–1956 Goldberg was a research scientist at the Armour Research Foundation. He then worked at the Aerospace Research Laboratory at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, where over seven years he built a research group working on relativity. In 1963 Goldberg became a professor of physics at Syracuse University, where he is presently an emeritus professor of physics.[4]
Goldberg is known for his research in general relativity, where he has written 61 papers.[4] Along with Bergmann, Goldberg introduced a new derivation of the laws of motion of rigid bodies according to the rigorous approach that they had developed.[5]
Goldberg was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 1972.[2] In 2011, Goldberg's research career was honored by a special issue of the journal General Relativity and Gravitation.[3]
References
- "Gloria Goldberg". Syracuse Post-Standard.
- "APS Fellow Archive". American Physical Society.
- Glass, E. N.; Robinson, D. C., eds. (December 2011). "Physics, Gravity, and the Work of Joshua N. Goldberg". General Relativity and Gravitation. 43 (12).
- "Josh Goldberg" (PDF). Curriculum Vitae. Syracuse University. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
- E. Schwarzbach, Bertram; Kosmann-Schwarzbach, Yvette (2010). The Noether Theorems: Invariance and Conservation Laws in the Twentieth Century (illustrated ed.). Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-0-387878683. Retrieved September 11, 2014.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)