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Charles L. Bennett

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Charles Leonard Bennett (born November 1956) is an American observational astrophysicist. He is a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor, the Alumni Centennial Professor of Physics and Astronomy and a Gilman Scholar at Johns Hopkins University. He is the Principal Investigator of NASA's Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Charles L. Bennett is the 841st most popular physicist (down from 833rd in 2024), the 15,668th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,767th in 2019) and the 201st most popular American Physicist.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, Charles L. Bennett ranks 841 out of 851. Before him are Nathan Seiberg, Artur Ekert, Yash Pal, Deborah S. Jin, Paul Ginsparg, and Carlos Frenk. After him are Nima Arkani-Hamed, Neil Turok, Jim Al-Khalili, Katherine Freese, Giorgi Dvali, and Sean M. Carroll.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Charles L. Bennett ranks 748. Before him are Mike Bruner, Kathleen Beller, Jean-Henry Céant, John Naber, Salma Agha, and Lloyd Sherr. After him are Tim Flannery, Vinnie Johnson, Raúl Gorriti, Ilya Mate, Stephen Bray, and Alok Nath.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles L. Bennett ranks 15,675 out of 20,380. Before him are Janet Jones (1961), Sam Posey (1944), Lara Trump (1982), Bill Bridges (1939), Dustin Diamond (1977), and David Hayter (1969). After him are Amy Locane (1971), Alexa Bliss (1991), Neil LaBute (1963), Penelope Milford (1948), Chuck Robb (1939), and Damian Young (1961).

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Among PHYSICISTS In United States

Among physicists born in United States, Charles L. Bennett ranks 201. Before him are Richard A. Muller (1944), John C. Baez (1961), Jacqueline Hewitt (1958), Victoria Kaspi (1967), Deborah S. Jin (1968), and Paul Ginsparg (1955). After him are Nima Arkani-Hamed (1972), Sean M. Carroll (1966), Robin Canup (1968), Seth Lloyd (1960), Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski (1993), and Angela Belcher (null).

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