Zumino, B. (Bruno), 1923-2014
Dates
April 28, 1923 – June 21, 2014
Authorized Form of Name
Zumino, B. (Bruno), 1923-2014
Additional Forms of Names
Zumino, Bruno, 1923-2014
Biography
Abstract
Bruno Zumino was Professor of Physics at University of California, Berkeley (1981-1994). Other institutional affiliations include New York University (NYU) and the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). Together with Julius Wess, Zumino is partially responsible for the development of supersymmetry in four space-time dimensions.
Important Dates
April 28, 1923Birth, Rome (Italy).
1945Obtained DSc in Physics, University of Rome, Rome (Italy).
1951 – 1968Research Associate in Physics (1951-1953) and Assistant Professor to Professor of Physics (1953-1968), New York University, New York (N.Y.).
1968 – 1981Senior Researcher, European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva (Switzerland).
1981 – 2014Professor of Physics (1981-1994) and Professor Emeritus of Physics (1994-2014), University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley (Calif.).
1984 – 1987Member, Advisory Board, Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara.
1988Awarded Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics, American Physical Society.
June 21, 2014Death, Berkeley (Calif.).
Occupation
Theoretical physicist.
Places
Birth
Graduate Education
Employment
Death
Subjects
Relationships
People
Family
Second wife, and both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Zumino, Concetta Bruno
Mother.
Zumino, Romeo Achille
Father.
Zumino, Shirley Noakes
First wife. Married 1968-1975.
Advisors & Collaborators
Post-Doctorate advisor at Max Planck Institute, Göttingen.
Wess, Julius
Collaborated on the research of supersymmetry.
Colleagues
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Both employed at New York University.
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Birgeneau, Robert J. (Robert Joseph), 1942-
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Brode, Robert B. (Robert Bigham), 1900-1986
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Clauser, John F. (John Francis), 1942-
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Falicov, L. M. (Leopoldo Maximo), 1933-1995
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Hahn, E. L. (Erwin Louis), 1921-
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Helmholz, August Carl, 1915-2003
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Jackson, John David, 1925-2016
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
McMillan, Edwin M. (Edwin Mattison), 1907-
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Reynolds, John Hamilton, 1923-2000
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Richards, Paul L. (Paul Linford)
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Both employed at New York University.
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Both employed at New York University.
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Both employed at University of California, Berkeley.
Additional
Institutions
Major Positions
European Organization for Nuclear Research
Senior Researcher.
New York University. Department of Physics
Research Associate and Assistant Professor to Professor of Physics.
University of California, Berkeley. Department of Physics
Professor of Physics and Professor Emeritus of Physics.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Received 1988 Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics.
Università di Roma
Obtained DSc in Physics (1945).
University of California, Santa Barbara. Institute for Theoretical Physics
Member, Advisory Board.
Resources
Archival Resources
Author
Bruno Zumino lecture notes on supersymmetry and supergravity, 1982.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Subject
Oral history interview with Stanley Deser, 2011 March 12.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Published Resources
Subject
"Bruno Zumino: 1923-2014", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences.
Bruno Zumino Daily Californian obituary.
Bruno Zumino New York Times obituary.