William E. Caswell

American physicist (1947-2001) Date Of Birth : 1947-06-22T00:00:00Z Date Of Death : 2001-09-11T00:00:00Z

William Edward Caswell (June 22, 1947 – September 11, 2001) was an American physicist. He did work in quantum gauge theory, most notably, his 1972 calculation of the beta function to two-loop accuracy. His pioneering work in the days of FORTRAN and punch cards demonstrated the potential of computer algebra. Caswell died during the September 11 attacks as a passenger aboard American Airlines Flight 77, which was crashed into the Pentagon.

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