Man Earns Ph.D., Fulfills Dream of Being Physicist — at 89
Manfred Steiner recently defended his dissertation successfully at Brown University in Providence.
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EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — An 89-year-old Rhode Island man has achieved a goal he spent two decades working toward and nearly a lifetime thinking about — earning his Ph.D. and becoming a physicist. Manfred Steiner recently defended his dissertation successfully at Brown University in Providence. Steiner cherishes this degree because it’s what he always wanted — and because he overcame health problems that could have derailed his studies. “But I made it, and this…
