Though Prof. Weinberg died last Friday and that information was shared on social media by shocked scientists, there was no mention in mainstream print and television news media. Prof. Weinberg has more than 350 publications of great repute and 15 books to his credit. Seminal contributionsHe is well known for his Electro-weak unified theory, Weinberg angle, Weinberg-Witten theorem, Asymptotic safety, Axion model, Technicolour and several other contributions. Prof. Weinberg was a rationalist and spoke against irrational anti-science ideas without hesitation. Prof. Weinberg was in the Science Policy committee for the SSC.

Source: The Hindu July 26, 2021 18:00 UTC