INTERVIEW: The Man Who Gets The Science Right On ‘The Big Bang Theory.’ “Sure, Bob Newhart may have won his first Emmy for guest-starring as Professor Proton on the hugely popular show The Big Bang Theory, about four young scientists at Caltech. But behind the scenes is a real-life professor, David Saltzberg of UCLA. Saltzberg studies high-energy particle physics and high-energy neutrino astronomy, using radio-detection techniques when he’s not working as The Big Bang Theory’s science consultant.”