Lewin in action during his farewell lecture, "For the Love of Physics", at MIT on May 16, 2011
Born
(1936-01-29) January 29, 1936 (age 88)
The Hague, Netherlands
Nationality
Dutch
Alma mater
Delft University of Technology
Children
Emmanuel Gustav Walter Lewin and Emma Lewin
Awards
NASA Award for Exceptional Scientific Achievement (1978)
Alexander von Humboldt Award (1984 and 1991)
Guggenheim Fellowship (1984)
MIT Science Council Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching (1984)
W. Buechner Teaching Prize (1988)
Everett Moore Baker Memorial Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching (2003)
Scientific career
Fields
Astrophysics, Physics
Institutions
MIT
Walter Hendrik Gustav Lewin (born January 29, 1936) is a Dutch astrophysicist and retired professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Lewin earned his doctorate in nuclear physics in 1965 at the Delft University of Technology and was a member of MIT's physics faculty for 43 years beginning in 1966 until his retirement in 2009.
Lewin's contributions in astrophysics include the first discovery of a rotating neutron star through all-sky balloon surveys and research in X-ray detection in investigations through satellites and observatories. Lewin has received awards for teaching and is known for his lectures on physics and their publication online via YouTube, MIT OpenCourseWare and edX.
In December 2014, MIT revoked Lewin's Professor Emeritus title after an MIT investigation determined that Lewin had violated university policy by sexually harassing an online student in a MITx course he taught in fall 2013.[1][2][3]
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^Lin, Leon (December 9, 2014). "MIT cuts ties with Walter Lewin after online harassment probe". The Tech. Archived from the original on January 9, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
^"MIT indefinitely removes online physics lectures and courses by Walter Lewin" (Press release). MIT News Office. December 8, 2014.
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