Joshua N. Goldberg | |
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Born | |
Died | October 5, 2020 | (aged 95)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater |
University of Rochester Syracuse University |
Known for | General relativity |
Spouse | Gloria Lois Gerber Goldberg [1] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions |
Armour Research Foundation Aerospace Research Laboratories, U.S. Air Force Syracuse University |
Thesis | Equations of motion in a covariant field theory (1952) |
Doctoral advisor | Peter Bergmann |
Joshua N. Goldberg (May 30, 1925 – October 5, 2020) was an American physicist and educator who was particularly noted for his research on general relativity. [2] [3] [4]
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. [5] 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 was an emeritus professor of physics. [6]
Goldberg is known for his research in general relativity, where he has written 61 papers. [6] He and Rainer K. Sachs published the Goldberg-Sachs Theorem in 1962. 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. [7]
Goldberg was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 1972. [3] In 2011, Goldberg's research career was honored by a special issue of the journal General Relativity and Gravitation. [4]
Goldberg died in Madison, Wisconsin, on October 5, 2020, at the age of 95. [2] [8]
Joshua N. Goldberg | |
---|---|
Born | |
Died | October 5, 2020 | (aged 95)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater |
University of Rochester Syracuse University |
Known for | General relativity |
Spouse | Gloria Lois Gerber Goldberg [1] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions |
Armour Research Foundation Aerospace Research Laboratories, U.S. Air Force Syracuse University |
Thesis | Equations of motion in a covariant field theory (1952) |
Doctoral advisor | Peter Bergmann |
Joshua N. Goldberg (May 30, 1925 – October 5, 2020) was an American physicist and educator who was particularly noted for his research on general relativity. [2] [3] [4]
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. [5] 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 was an emeritus professor of physics. [6]
Goldberg is known for his research in general relativity, where he has written 61 papers. [6] He and Rainer K. Sachs published the Goldberg-Sachs Theorem in 1962. 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. [7]
Goldberg was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 1972. [3] In 2011, Goldberg's research career was honored by a special issue of the journal General Relativity and Gravitation. [4]
Goldberg died in Madison, Wisconsin, on October 5, 2020, at the age of 95. [2] [8]