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David J. Griffiths

1942 - Today

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David Jeffrey Griffiths (born December 5, 1942) is an American physicist and educator. He was on the faculty of Reed College from 1978 through 2009, becoming the Howard Vollum Professor of Science before his retirement. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David J. Griffiths has received more than 294,752 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. David J. Griffiths is the 802nd most popular physicist, the 12,085th most popular biography from United States and the 182nd most popular American Physicist.

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 3.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, David J. Griffiths ranks 802 out of 851. Before him are Abhay Ashtekar, Robert Detweiler, Charlotte Froese Fischer, Frank Press, Narinder Singh Kapany, and Udupi Ramachandra Rao. After him are Mazlan Othman, Edwin Thompson Jaynes, Stephen L. Adler, Karl Taylor Compton, Ernest Moniz, and William Penney, Baron Penney.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, David J. Griffiths ranks 674. Before him are Kenas Aroi, Judy Sheindlin, Örjan Persson, Dan McKenzie, Olivia Cole, and Paul Churchland. After him are Bobby Rydell, František Ševčík, Pertti Purhonen, Jan Halvarsson, Alevtina Olyunina, and Lynn Davies.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David J. Griffiths ranks 12,085 out of 20,380. Before him are Kim Greist (1958), Dan Issel (1948), Joan Higginbotham (1964), Clyde McPhatter (1932), Ellen McLain (1952), and Pamela Adlon (1966). After him are Susan Saint James (1946), Erle C. Kenton (1896), Brené Brown (1965), Alison Krauss (1971), Eddie Kendricks (1939), and Fred Neil (1936).

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Among PHYSICISTS In United States

Among physicists born in United States, David J. Griffiths ranks 182. Before him are Samuel King Allison (1900), Daniel Kleppner (1932), Robert L. Forward (1932), Sarah Frances Whiting (1847), Robert Detweiler (1930), and Frank Press (1924). After him are Edwin Thompson Jaynes (1922), Stephen L. Adler (1939), Karl Taylor Compton (1887), Ernest Moniz (1944), Herbert Goldstein (1922), and J. Richard Gott (1947).

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