Michael Duff (physicist)
Michael James Duff FRS, FRSA is a British theoretical physicist and pioneering theorist of supergravity who is the Principal of the Faculty of Physical Sciences and Abdus Salam Chair of Theoretical Physics at Imperial College London.
Michael Duff | |
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| Born | Michael James Duff January 28, 1949 |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Queen Mary College, London (BSc) Imperial College London (PhD) |
| Known for | Coining the term "p-brane" |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical physics, supergravity, string theory, M-theory |
| Institutions | Imperial College London European Organization for Nuclear Research International Centre for Theoretical Physics Queen Mary College, London Texas A&M University University of Michigan |
| Doctoral advisor | Abdus Salam |
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