Bryce DeWitt

Bryce DeWitt
Bryce DeWitt
	Bryce with his wife Cécile
Born	Carl Bryce Seligman; January 8, 1923; Dinuba, California, U.S.
Died	September 23, 2004 (aged 81); Austin, Texas, U.S.
Alma mater	Harvard University (PhD)
Known for	DeWitt notation; Wheeler–DeWitt equation; Canonical quantum gravity; Effective action; Numerical relativity;
Spouse	Cécile Morette (m. 1951)
Children	4
Awards	Dirac Prize (1987); Pomeranchuk Prize (2002); Einstein Prize (2005);
	Scientific career
Fields	Theoretical physics
Institutions	Institute for Advanced Study; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; University of Texas at Austin;
Doctoral advisor	Julian Schwinger
Doctoral students	Donald Marolf; Larry Smarr;

Bryce Seligman DeWitt (born Carl Bryce Seligman; January 8, 1923 – September 23, 2004) was an American theoretical physicist noted for his work in gravitation and quantum field theory.^[1]

^ Weinberg, Steven (2008). "Bryce Seligman DeWitt 1923-2004: Biographical Memoir" (PDF). nasoline.org. Retrieved October 7, 2023.

Bryce DeWitt
Bryce with his wife Cécile
Born	Carl Bryce Seligman January 8, 1923 Dinuba, California, U.S.
Died	September 23, 2004(2004-09-23) (aged 81) Austin, Texas, U.S.
Alma mater	Harvard University (PhD)
Known for	DeWitt notation Wheeler–DeWitt equation Canonical quantum gravity Effective action Numerical relativity
Spouse	Cécile Morette (m. 1951)
Children	4
Awards	Dirac Prize (1987) Pomeranchuk Prize (2002) Einstein Prize (2005)
Scientific career
Fields	Theoretical physics
Institutions	Institute for Advanced Study University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of Texas at Austin
Doctoral advisor	Julian Schwinger
Doctoral students	Donald Marolf Larry Smarr