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David Goodstein
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<p>David Louis Goodstein (April 5, 1939 – April 10, 2024) was an American physicist and educator. From 1988 to 2007 he served as Vice-<a href="/facts/Provost_(education)/C0cKfIKM">provost</a> of the <a href="/facts/California_Institute_of_Technology/3FPcp7BL">California Institute of Technology</a> (Caltech), where he was also a <a href="/facts/Professor/JNqot4sU">professor</a> of physics and <a href="/facts/Applied_physics/47NRAMzF">applied physics</a>, as well as (since 1995) the Frank J. Gilloon Distinguished Teaching and Service Professor. </p>