George B. Field

George B. Field
George B. Field
	George B. Field in 1987
Born	October 25, 1929; Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Died	July 31, 2024 (aged 94); Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma mater	MIT (B.S., Physics); Princeton University (Ph.D.)
Known for	Wouthuysen–Field coupling
	Scientific career
Fields	Astrophysics
Institutions	Princeton University; University of California, Berkeley;
Doctoral advisor	Lyman Spitzer
Doctoral students	Eric G. Blackman; Sean M. Carroll; Carl E. Heiles; Richard Conn Henry; Christopher McKee; Péter Mészáros; Paul R. Shapiro

George B. Field (October 25, 1929 – July 31, 2024) was an American astrophysicist, Harvard University professor and founder director of the Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. The Wouthuysen–Field coupling, a theoretical model used to study the phase transitions of the early universe, is named after him.

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George B. Field
George B. Field in 1987
Born	(1929-10-25)October 25, 1929 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Died	July 31, 2024(2024-07-31) (aged 94) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma mater	MIT (B.S., Physics) Princeton University (Ph.D.)^[1]
Known for	Wouthuysen–Field coupling
Scientific career
Fields	Astrophysics
Institutions	Princeton University University of California, Berkeley;
Doctoral advisor	Lyman Spitzer
Doctoral students	Eric G. Blackman Sean M. Carroll Carl E. Heiles Richard Conn Henry Christopher McKee Péter Mészáros Paul R. Shapiro