Joseph Polchinski, Ph.D.

Joseph Polchinski’s website

Joe Polchinski was a pioneering figure in string theory and a founding member of the It from Qubit collaboration. Polchinski passed away on February 2, 2018. His energy and insight are sorely missed by the other members of the collaboration. Stanford colleague and friend Eva Silverstein reflects on his legacy in this article for Quanta.

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