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Jeffrey A. Harvey

American physicist (b. 1955)

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Scientific contributions

Among Harvey's many contributions to the field of theoretical physics, he is one of the co-discoverers of the heterotic string, along with David Gross, Emil Martinec, and Ryan Rohm. The four physicists were colloquially known as the "Princeton string quartet".

Harvey is a fellow of the American Physical Society and of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 2013, he received the Quantrell Award. He is a trustee at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey.

He received the Dirac Medal in 2023.

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