David john griffiths biography


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David john griffiths biography

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    • David J. Griffiths

    This article is about David Jeffrey Griffiths of Reed College. Not to be confused with the late physicist David John Griffiths of Oregon State University.

    For other people named David Griffiths, see David Griffiths (disambiguation).

    American physicist and textbook author

    David J.

    Griffiths

    Griffiths in 2014

    Born (1942-12-05) 5 December 1942 (age 82)
    NationalityAmerican
    Alma materHarvard University
    Known forUndergraduate textbooks
    Scientific career
    FieldsParticle physics
    Electromagnetism
    InstitutionsReed College
    Thesis Covariant Approach to Massless Field Theory in the Radiation Gauge (1970)
    Doctoral advisorSidney Coleman

    David Jeffrey Griffiths (born December 5, 1942) is an American physicist and educator.

    He was on the faculty of Reed College from 1978 through 2009, becoming the Howard Vollum Professor of Science before his retirement. He wrote three highly regarded textb