A Quote by Steven Weinberg

I was born in 1933 in New York City to Frederick and Eva Weinberg. My early inclination toward science received encouragement from my father, and by the time I was 15 or 16, my interests had focused on theoretical physics.

Steven Weinberg

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Steven Weinberg
American - Scientist
Born: May 3, 1933

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