caption work_institution birth_place nationality field birth_date residence article_title education name
maciej lewenstein icfo -- the institute of photonic sciences warsaw polish theoretical physics 21 september 1955 barcelona maciej lewenstein
 university of warsaw maciej lewenstein
maciej lewenstein

maciej lewenstein , born in warsaw in 1955 , is a theoretical physicist , currently a icrea professor at icfo -- the institute of photonic sciences in castelldefels near barcelona .
he is an author of over 480 scientific articles and 2 books , and recipient of many international and national prizes .
in addition to quantum physics his other passion is music , and jazz in particular .
his collection of compact discs and vinyls includes over 9000 items .
