Please answer the following question: Facts: - death place: buffalo , new york , united states - known for: unified field theory - fields: physics - death date: may 5 , 2012 - workplaces: state university of new york buffalo - birth date: april 13 , 1927 - name: mendel sachs - image size: 200px - nationality: united states - birth place: portland , oregon , united states - alma mater: university of california , los angeles Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of mendel sachs .
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mendel sachs -lrb- born 13 april 1927 , portland , oregon , died 5 may 2012 , buffalo , new york -rrb- was an american theoretical physicist who was professor of physics at the state university of new york buffalo -lrb- 1966 -- 97 -rrb- -lrb- '' emeritus '' since 1997 -rrb- .