Peter Gabriel Bergmann was a German-American physicist best known for his work with Albert Einstein on a unified field theory encompassing all physical interactions.
10 Facts About Peter Bergmann
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Peter Bergmann began college in 1931, at the age of 16, at Technische Hochschule under the mentorship of Harry Dember.
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Peter Bergmann obtained his PhD at the age of 21 from the German University in Prague in 1936 under the direction of Philipp Frank.
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Peter Bergmann's family scattered all over the world during Nazi rule; his sister Clara stayed behind and ultimately was murdered at Auschwitz.
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Peter Bergmann contacted Einstein again in 1935 and arrived in the United States in 1936.
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Peter Bergmann worked with Einstein, as his research assistant, at the Institute for Advanced Study from October 1936 to June 1941.
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At Syracuse, Peter Bergmann established one of the first research centers devoted to studying the general theory of relativity to reconcile it with quantum theory.
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Peter Bergmann was concerned with the interpretation of general covariance and initiated the search for observables whose commutation relations are necessary for the successful quantization of gravity.
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In 1942, Peter Bergmann published the first textbook on general relativity, Introduction to the Theory of Relativity, with a foreword by Einstein.
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Peter Bergmann learned that he had won the prize only shortly before his death.