Early Life
Smolin was born in New York City to Michael Smolin, an engineer, and Pauline Smolin, a playwright. His brother, David M. Smolin, became a professor in the Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, Alabama. He was educated at Hampshire College. He received his Ph.D in theoretical physics from Harvard University in 1979.
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