Stein was born on January 21, 1929, in
New York City. He received a BA from
Columbia University in 1947, where he studied under
John Herman Randall Jr.,
Irwin Edman, and
Ernest Nagel, before obtaining a PhD from the
University of Chicago in 1958, and an MS from the
University of Michigan in 1959. Stein's work was centered on the philosophy of physics, as well as the history of physics and mathematics. Stein was elected to the
American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1989. He also received a
Guggenheim Fellowship in 1974. Stein died on March 8, 2024. == References ==