Bryce DeWitt

Bryce DeWitt
Bryce DeWitt
	Bryce with his wife Cécile
Born	Carl Bryce Seligman; January 8, 1923; Dinuba, California, U.S.
Died	September 23, 2004 (aged 81); Austin, Texas, U.S.
Alma mater	Harvard University (PhD)
Known for	DeWitt notation; Wheeler–DeWitt equation; Canonical quantum gravity; Effective action; Numerical relativity;
Spouse	Cécile Morette (m. 1951)
Children	4
Awards	Dirac Prize (1987); Pomeranchuk Prize (2002); Einstein Prize (2005);
	Scientific career
Fields	Theoretical physics
Institutions	Institute for Advanced Study; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; University of Texas at Austin;
Doctoral advisor	Julian Schwinger
Doctoral students	Donald Marolf; Larry Smarr;

Bryce Seligman DeWitt (born Carl Bryce Seligman; January 8, 1923 – September 23, 2004) was an American theoretical physicist noted for his work in gravitation and quantum field theory.

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