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David Kaiser is a Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he holds the Germeshausen Professorship in the History of Science and Technology. His research primarily focuses on early-universe cosmology and the foundations of quantum theory, as well as the history of modern physics. He has authored several award-winning books, including 'Drawing Theories Apart: The Dispersion of Feynman Diagrams in Postwar Physics' and 'Hippies Saved Physics: Science, Counterculture, and the Quantum Revival.' His most recent publication, 'Quantum Legacies: Dispatches from an Uncertain World,' was released in 2020. Kaiser co-directs a research group on early-universe cosmology, originally designed by Alan Guth, and has contributed to novel experimental tests of quantum theory. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and has received numerous awards for excellence in teaching and research, including MIT’s highest teaching awards and recognition in prominent science publications. His work has been highlighted in outlets such as Science and Nature, and his group's research was featured in the documentary 'Einstein’s Quantum Riddle.'
Massachusetts Institute of Technology • Cambridge, MA
Teaching and conducting research in the fields of early-universe cosmology and quantum theory.