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Sylvester James Gates, Jr. Follow

Professor of Physics, University of Maryland

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    Scientific Literacy

    Sylvester James Gates, Jr.

    Gates calls scientific literacy one of our biggest challenges. Read More

    June 26, 2008   |  In Science & Tech

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    Absolute Truth

    Sylvester James Gates, Jr.

    Gates explores the tension between science and religion. Read More

    June 26, 2008   |  In Belief

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    Science and Society

    Sylvester James Gates, Jr.

    Gates explains science's role in contemporary society. Read More

    June 26, 2008   |  In Science & Tech

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    Math and Science in America

    Sylvester James Gates, Jr.

    Gates discusses where math and science education in American schools stand. Read More

    June 26, 2008   |  In Science & Tech

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    Becoming a Physicist

    Sylvester James Gates, Jr.

    Gates traces his early childhood roots as a lover of science and math. Read More

    June 26, 2008   |  In Science & Tech

User_rjlp_83f222572 Sylvester James Gates, Jr. is an American theoretical physicist working as the John S. Toll Professor of Physics at the University of Maryland. He loves the "super" aspects of physics: supersymmetry, supergravity, and superstring theory. To make these "super" notions more lucid for general public, he created a DVD series for the lifelong-learning centric The Teaching Company called Superstring Theory: The DNA of Reality. Born in 1950, Gates obtained both his bachelor's and doctor's degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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