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Leonard Susskind is a Theoretical Physics Professor at Stanford University who is widely considered to be one of the most entertaining mavericks in the field of String Theory . BACKGROUND Susskind was born in New York City and now resides in Palo Alto, California . He is married to Anne Warren and has four children, including Yve Susskind, a Ph.D. and advocate of youth empowerment on Vashon Island, Washington . He graduated with a B.S. in Physics in 1962, from the City College Of New York , then went on to get his Ph.D. in 1965 from Cornell University . CAREER He has been a Professor of Physics at Stanford University since 1979. Susskind is the author of a recent book "The Cosmic Landscape: String Theory and the Illusion of Intelligent Design". The book has received mixed reviews and has not sold as well as similar books by Brian Greene and Lisa Randall . Susskind has an ''h''-index of 68. CONTRIBUTIONS TO PHYSICS His contributions to physics include:
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