"My greatest failure as head of the Theory Group here in Austin was to lose Joe to Santa Barbara."
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Joseph Polchinski
Joseph Polchinski (16 May 1954 – 2 February 2018) was an American physicist, one of three winners of the 2017 Fundamental Prize. He is known for his research on D-branes.
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