Princeton University Theoretical Physicist Steven Gubser, Outstanding Scholar of String Theory, Black Holes, Dies in France
August 06, 2019
August 06, 2019
PRINCETON, New Jersey, Aug. 6 -- Princeton University issued the following news release:
Steven Scott Gubser, a professor of physics at Princeton University and a highly accomplished scholar of string theory and black holes, died as a result of a rock-climbing accident on Saturday, Aug. 3, in Chamonix, France. He was 47 years old. At the time of his death, Gubser was on vacation in Europe with his family.
"This is such a loss for everyone," said Herman Verlind . . .
Steven Scott Gubser, a professor of physics at Princeton University and a highly accomplished scholar of string theory and black holes, died as a result of a rock-climbing accident on Saturday, Aug. 3, in Chamonix, France. He was 47 years old. At the time of his death, Gubser was on vacation in Europe with his family.
"This is such a loss for everyone," said Herman Verlind . . .