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Arthur Wightman

1922 - 2013

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Arthur Strong Wightman (March 30, 1922 – January 13, 2013) was an American mathematical physicist. He was one of the founders of the axiomatic approach to quantum field theory, and originated the set of Wightman axioms. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Arthur Wightman has received more than 64,867 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Arthur Wightman is the 718th most popular physicist, the 8,280th most popular biography from United States and the 157th most popular American Physicist.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, Arthur Wightman ranks 718 out of 851. Before him are Michael Fisher, Juris Upatnieks, Raymond Gosling, Tom Kibble, Brandon Carter, and Lisa Randall. After him are Peter Mark Roget, Mark Oliphant, Pief Panofsky, Roald Sagdeev, Nikolay Umov, and John Joly.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Arthur Wightman ranks 349. Before him are Carl Amery, Margaret Leighton, Rudolf Illovszky, José Craveirinha, Giorgio Anglesio, and Kuno Klötzer. After him are Grace Paley, Irina Antonova, Herbert MacKay-Fraser, Umberto Betti, Georgy Adelson-Velsky, and Melvin Laird. Among people deceased in 2013, Arthur Wightman ranks 374. Before him are Cory Monteith, Nigel Davenport, Stanisław Nagy, Armen Alchian, Abdul Quader Molla, and Amar Bose. After him are Masae Kasai, Luis Ubiña, Ersilio Tonini, Regina Bianchi, Bob Kurland, and Carlos Graça.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Arthur Wightman ranks 8,280 out of 20,380. Before him are James Gordon Bennett Jr. (1841), Harlow Curtice (1893), John David Washington (1984), Mark Eaton (1957), Arthur Dove (1880), and Jessica Simpson (1980). After him are Joe Alaskey (1952), Stanley A. McChrystal (1954), Terry McDermott (1940), Kenneth Burke (1897), George Bancroft (1800), and Rob Van Dam (1970).

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Among PHYSICISTS In United States

Among physicists born in United States, Arthur Wightman ranks 157. Before him are Marcia Neugebauer (1932), Elliott H. Lieb (1932), Albert W. Hull (1880), Nicholas Metropolis (1915), Bill Nye (1955), and Lisa Randall (1962). After him are Howard P. Robertson (1903), Harvey Fletcher (1884), C. R. Hagen (1937), Joseph Polchinski (1954), Seymour Benzer (1921), and William Stanley Jr. (1858).

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