Ezra T. Newman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ezra T. Newman

theoretical physicist

Date of Birth: 17-Oct-1929

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Profession: physicist, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Ezra Theodore Newman (born October 17, 1929) is an American physicist, known for his many contributions to general relativity theory.
He is Professor Emeritus at the University of Pittsburgh.
Newman was awarded the 2011 Einstein Prize from the American Physical Society: For outstanding contributions to theoretical relativity, including the Newman–Penrose formalism, Kerr–Newman solution, Heaven, and null foliation theory.
For his intellectual passion, generosity and honesty, which have inspired and represented a model for generations of relativists.