▁Barry ▁Bar nes , ▁David ▁B loor , ▁David ▁Edge , ▁Harry ▁Collins , ▁Steve ▁Full er , ▁and ▁Bruno ▁Lat our . ▁ ▁Although ▁still ▁teaching ▁physics , ▁he ▁has , ▁in ▁recent ▁years , ▁turned ▁his ▁hand ▁to ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁science , ▁efforts ▁that ▁cul min ated ▁in ▁To ▁Exp lain ▁the ▁World : ▁The ▁Disc overy ▁of ▁Modern ▁Science ▁( 2 0 1 5 ). ▁A ▁host ile ▁review ▁in ▁the ▁Wall ▁Street ▁Journal ▁by ▁Steven ▁Sh ap in ▁attract ed ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁comment aries , ▁a ▁response ▁by ▁Wein berg , ▁and ▁an ▁exchange ▁of ▁views ▁between ▁Wein berg ▁and ▁Arthur ▁Silver stein ▁in ▁the ▁NY R B ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁default ▁figure head ▁for ▁fac ulty ▁and ▁students ▁opposed ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁law ▁that ▁allowed ▁the ▁carrying ▁of ▁conce aled ▁guns ▁in ▁U T ▁class rooms . ▁Wein berg ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁prohib iting ▁guns ▁from ▁his ▁classes , ▁and ▁said ▁he ▁would ▁stand ▁by ▁his ▁decision ▁to ▁viol ate ▁university ▁reg ulations ▁in ▁this ▁matter ▁even ▁if ▁faced ▁with ▁a ▁law suit . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Wein berg ▁married ▁Louise ▁Wein berg ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁and ▁has ▁one ▁daughter , ▁Elizabeth . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁Wein berg ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁support ▁of ▁Israel . ▁He ▁wrote ▁an ▁ess ay ▁titled ▁" Z ion ism ▁and ▁Its ▁Cultural ▁Ad vers aries " ▁to