11 Facts About Joseph Weinberg

Joseph Woodrow Weinberg was an American physicist.

Joseph Woodrow Weinberg was born January 19,1917, in Maspeth, Queens, New York City.

Joseph Weinberg's parents were Jewish emigrants from Poland, his father working as a printing press engineer and a translator.

Joseph Weinberg began studying at the Community College of New York when he was 15, alongside his friend Julian Schwinger.

Joseph Weinberg graduated with a bachelor of science in physics when he was 19.

Joseph Weinberg was accused of being "Scientist X", alleging that he had been sharing atomic secrets with the Soviet Union via communist activist Steve Nelson.

In 1951 Joseph Weinberg was fired from the University of Minnesota on the recommendation of university president James Morrill.

Two charges against Joseph Weinberg were dropped and he was acquitted of a third charge.

Joseph Weinberg briefly worked for the American Institute of Physics on the journal Physical Review.

In 1957 Joseph Weinberg returned to academia, working at Western Reserve University where his research included work on gravitational theory, magnetic resonance and optics.

Joseph Weinberg died from cancer October 22,2002, in Syracuse at the age of 85.