Part 3: Close Up Radio Welcomes Back Renowned Physicist Dr. Young Suh Kim

BELTSVILLE, MD - Born in Sorae, Korea in 1935, Dr. Young Suh Kim shares that the United States has been very good to him. "I could never accomplish all I have in any other country except America." Poverty, political unrest, and cultural norms would have made a life in academia impossible. "Growing up in Korea during the 1950s gave me a solid work ethic.

This foundation is what Dr. Kim brought to America in 1954, where he attended Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University). That's where Dr. Kim first learned about Albert Einstein.

"I just knew I had to meet Dr. Einstein, who had worked with Princeton University. In 1958, I was accepted to Princeton and my dream came true (as best it could)," explains Dr. Kim. "Even though Einstein had passed in 1955, I was able to work with him through his research.”

After 20 years (1966-1986) of continuous research, Dr. Kim discovered Wigner's 1939 mathematical paper is applicable to the internal space-time structure of particles.

While a graduate student and post-doc at Princeton, Dr. Kim met Professor Wigner.

In 1962, Dr. Kim became an assistant professor of physics at the University of Maryland. After retiring from teaching duties in 2007, Dr. Kim is a Professor of Physics Emeritus at UMD where he has been focusing on research. A prolific author of several books and scientific articles, Dr. Kim most desires to expand Dr. Einstein's theories.

For more information about Dr. Kim and the University of Maryland, please visit https://www.ysfine.com/ and https://www.terpconnect.umd.edu/~yskim//yspapers/index.html