Pitt physicist wins 2011 Einstein Prize for lifetime unraveling, reshaping general relativity theory
Thursday, November 18, 2010 - 13:21
in Astronomy & Space
During his 60 years in general relativity, the field of physics established by Albert Einstein, University of Pittsburgh Professor Emeritus of physics and astronomy Ezra T. Newman not only worked alongside some of Einstein's closest colleagues to revitalize the theory of general relativity, but he also helped reshape it by working out one of the most influential reformulations of the revered scientist's original theory, among other lasting solutions and insights to the Einstein equations.