David Saltzberg

David Saltzberg, Ph.D. (b. 1967) is an Astroparticle physics|astroparticle physicist and the science consultant for the CBS television situation-comedy, The Big Bang Theory, checking scripts and meeting with the producers, writers, actors, set decorators, prop masters, and other crew to help ensure scientific accuracy of the show. He has been the show's science consultant ever since the unaired pilot. He also writes a blog, The Big Blog Theory, that explains the science behind the episodes.

Career

Physicist David Saltzberg checks all the science on The Big Bang Theory, even the equations on the whiteboards, like Dolbear's Law: Equation describing how a cricket's chirps per minute (N) is related to the ambient temperature (T).

David Saltzberg is a Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He received a bachelor's degree in Physics in 1989 from Princeton University where he worked in the Princeton Cyclotron. He received his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Chicago in 1994, where he measured the mass of the W boson at the Fermilab Tevatron and CDF detector.

In 1995–97, he performed post-graduate work at CERN on the CHORUS experiment looking for oscillations with a 1-ton photographic emulsion target.

Saltzberg returned to the U.S. and CDF as a faculty member at UCLA where he and his group helped build the CDF Run-II detector at the Fermilab Tevatron. His group looks for signs of supersymmetry and measures exotic properties of the top quark.

Saltzberg's current interests are high energy particle physics and high-energy neutrino astronomy, using radio detection techniques. He is currently working on the ANITA project, which recently completed three successful scientific balloon flights in Antarctica, and also collaborating with the CMS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN.

TBBT Appearances

David Saltzberg appears on the following specials from The Big Bang Theory:

Physicist to the Stars (2009)
Access All Areas (2012)
He appeared once sitting in the background of a cafeteria scene.
He posted good comments about Leonard and Sheldon's bubble theory.
He posted good comments about Sheldon and Amy's Super-Asymmetry paper.

Gallery

Professor David Saltzberg (left) with "Big Bang" creator/executive producer/writer Bill Prady (right) after a taping.
Dr. Saltzberg working on the ANITA project in Antarctica.
David Saltzberg cameo appearance in Season 3 Episode 10 The Gorilla Experiment

External links

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The Big Bang Theory Characters, Cast & Crew

Characters

Main

Leonard Hofstadter ‧ Sheldon Cooper ‧ Penny ‧ Howard Wolowitz ‧ Rajesh Koothrappali ‧ Amy Farrah Fowler ‧ Bernadette Rostenkowski-Wolowitz ‧ Stuart Bloom ‧ Emily Sweeney (formerly) ‧ Leslie Winkle (formerly) ‧ The Social Group

Recurring/Minor

Debbie Wolowitz ‧ Barry Kripke ‧ Priya Koothrappali ‧ Dr. V. M. Koothrappali ‧ Mrs. Koothrappali ‧ Stephanie Barnett ‧ Lucy ‧ Mary Cooper ‧ Zack Johnson ‧ Beverly Hofstadter ‧ Mike Rostenkowski ‧ Alex Jensen ‧ Professor Proton ‧ Missy Cooper ‧ Ramona Nowitzki ‧ Dan ‧ Josh Wolowitz ‧ Dennis Kim ‧ Althea Davis ‧ Jeanie ‧ Cinnamon ‧ Mrs. Rostenkowski ‧ Wyatt ‧ Claire ‧ Kurt ‧ Eric Gablehauser ‧ Dave Gibbs ‧ Dimitri ‧ Alfred Hofstadter ‧ Meemaw ‧ Jimmy Speckerman ‧ Susan ‧ Randall ‧ Bert Kibbler ‧ President Siebert ‧ Janine Davis ‧ Colonel Richard Williams ‧ Halley Wolowitz ‧ Neil Michael Wolowitz ‧ Denise ‧ George Cooper Jr. ‧ Larry Fowler ‧ Anu ‧ George Cooper Sr. ‧ Marissa

Cast

Regulars

Johnny Galecki ‧ Jim Parsons ‧ Kaley Cuoco ‧ Simon Helberg ‧ Kunal Nayyar ‧ Mayim Bialik ‧ Melissa Rauch ‧ Kevin Sussman ‧ Laura Spencer ‧ Sara Gilbert ‧

Recurring/Minor

Christine Baranski ‧ Aarti Mann ‧ John Ross Bowie ‧ Casey Sander ‧ Stephen Merchant ‧ Sara Rue ‧ Kara Luiz ‧ Brian Thomas Smith ‧ Margo Harshman ‧ Alessandra Torresani ‧ Matt Bennett ‧ Keith Carradine ‧ Laurie Metcalf ‧ Judd Hirsch ‧ Carol Ann Susi ‧ Meagen Fay ‧ Brian George ‧ Alice Amter ‧ Courtney Henggeler ‧ June Squibb ‧ Katey Sagal ‧ Jack McBrayer ‧ Dean Norris ‧ Brian Posehn ‧ Mark Harelik ‧ Joshua Malina ‧ Brian Patrick Wade ‧ Kate Micucci ‧ Regina King ‧ Jerry O'Connell

As Selves

Wil Wheaton ‧ Mike Massimino ‧ Stephen Hawking ‧ Kip Thorne ‧ Katee Sackhoff ‧ Steve Wozniak ‧ Buzz Aldrin ‧ Summer Glau ‧ James Earl Jones ‧ Carrie Fisher ‧ Brent Spiner ‧ Howie Mandel ‧ Bill Nye ‧ George Smoot ‧ George Takei ‧ LeVar Burton ‧ Neil deGrasse Tyson ‧ Brian Greene ‧ Charlie Sheen ‧ Stan Lee ‧ Adam West ‧ Mark Hamill ‧ Kevin Smith ‧ William Shatner ‧ Joe Manganiello ‧ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ‧ Sarah Michelle Gellar

Crew

Writers

Chuck Lorre * (Creator) ‧ Bill Prady * (Creator) ‧ Steven Molaro * ‧ Steve Holland * ‧ Maria Ferrari * ‧ Jim Reynolds * ‧ Eric Kaplan * ‧ Anthony Del Broccolo ‧ Lee Aronsohn * ‧ Dave Goetsch * ‧ Tara Hernandez ‧ Richard Rosenstock *

Directors

Mark Cendrowski ‧ Peter Chakos * (mainly as Editor) ‧ Anthony Rich ‧ James Burrows

Others

Science consultant	:	David Saltzberg	Director of photography	:	Steven V. Silver
Costume designer	:	Mary T. Quigley *	Unit production manager	:	Kelly-Anne Lee *
Theme composer / performer	:	Barenaked Ladies	Chuck Lorre Productions

* also as Producer

The Big Bang Theory : Full cast & crew on IMDb

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Young Sheldon Characters, Cast & Crew

Main Characters

Main

Sheldon Cooper ‧ Mary Cooper ‧ George Cooper Sr. ‧ George Cooper Jr. ‧ Missy Cooper ‧ Meemaw ‧ Jeff Difford

Recurring and Minor Characters

Tam Nguyen ‧ Veronica Duncan ‧ Billy Sparks ‧ Brenda Sparks ‧ Herschel Sparks ‧ Victoria McElroy ‧ Evelyn Ingram ‧ Wayne Wilkins ‧ Hubert Givens ‧ Sheryl Hutchins ‧ Gene Lundy ‧ Tom Petersen ‧ Le Nguyen ‧ Trang Nguyen ‧ Mai Nguyen ‧ Kim-Ly Nguyen ‧ John Sturgis ‧ Paige Swanson ‧ Barry Swanson ‧ Linda Swanson ‧ Erica Swanson ‧ Dale Ballard ‧ Selena ‧ Robin Difford ‧ Jana ‧ Marcus Larson ‧ June

Cast

Regulars

Iain Armitage ‧ Zoe Perry ‧ Lance Barber ‧ Montana Jordan ‧ Raegan Revord ‧ Annie Potts ‧ Matt Hobby ‧ Jim Parsons

Recurring

Ryan Phuong ‧ Isabel May ‧ Wyatt McClure ‧ Melissa Peterman ‧ Billy Gardell ‧ Valerie Mahaffey ‧ Danielle Pinnock ‧ Doc Farrow ‧ Brian Stepanek ‧ Sarah Baker ‧ Rex Linn ‧ Wallace Shawn ‧ McKenna Grace ‧ Craig T. Nelson ‧ Ava Allan ‧ Jason Alexander ‧ Reba McEntire

Chuck Lorre * (Creator) ‧ Steven Molaro * (Creator)

Directors

Jon Favreau