Peter Bergmann
Peter Bergmann | |
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| Born | Peter Gabriel Bergmann March 24, 1915 Berlin, German Empire |
| Died | October 19, 2002 (aged 87) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
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| Spouse | Margot Bergmann |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Albert Einstein Medal (1992) Einstein Prize (2003) |
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| Thesis | The Harmonic Oscillator in a Spherical Space (1936) |
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Other academic advisors | Albert Einstein |
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Peter Gabriel Bergmann (March 24, 1915 – October 19, 2002) was a German-American physicist best remembered for his work with Albert Einstein on a unified field theory and for reviving interest in general relativity after World War II. He also introduced primary and secondary constraints into mechanics.