▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁the ▁National ▁Medal ▁of ▁Science . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁Benjamin ▁Franklin ▁Medal ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Philosoph ical ▁Society , ▁with ▁a ▁c itation ▁that ▁said ▁he ▁is ▁" cons ider ed ▁by ▁many ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁pre em inent ▁theoretical ▁phys ic ist ▁alive ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁today ." ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁US ▁National ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁and ▁Britain ' s ▁Royal ▁Society , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁to ▁the ▁American ▁Philosoph ical ▁Society ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁Academy ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁Sciences . ▁ ▁Wein berg ' s ▁articles ▁on ▁various ▁subjects ▁occasionally ▁appear ▁in ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Review ▁of ▁Books ▁and ▁other ▁period ical s . ▁He ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁consult ant ▁at ▁the ▁U . ▁S . ▁Ar ms ▁Control ▁and ▁Dis arm ament ▁Agency , ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Philosoph ical ▁Society ▁of ▁Texas , ▁and ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Edit ors ▁of ▁Da ed alus ▁magazine , ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Sch ol ars ▁of ▁the ▁Library ▁of ▁Congress , ▁the ▁J A SON ▁group ▁of ▁defense ▁consult ants , ▁and ▁many ▁other ▁bo ards ▁and ▁comm itte es . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁early ▁life ▁Steven ▁Wein berg ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁His ▁parents ▁were ▁Jewish ▁imm igr ants . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁Bron x ▁High ▁School ▁of ▁Science ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁gradu ating ▁class ▁as ▁Sh eld on