Sidney Drell

thumb|Sidney Drell Sidney David Drell (September 13, 1926 – December 21, 2016) was an American theoretical physicist and arms control expert. He is a professor emeritus at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) and a fellow at the Hoover Institution. Drell is a noted contributor in the field of quantum electrodynamics and particle physics. Quotes Science knows no boundaries, and efforts to create barriers – whether to keep new ideas within or to prevent new ones from entering from the outside – have universally proved harmful to progress. in a tribute to Andrei Sakharov, Address at the National Academy of Science, November 13, 1988 External links Category:Academics from the United States Category:Physicists from the United States Category:1926 births Category:2016 deaths Category:People from Atlantic City Category:MacArthur Fellows Category:National Medal of Science laureates Category:Stanford University faculty Category:Princeton University alumni