PHYSICIST

James M. Bardeen

1939 - 2022

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James Maxwell Bardeen (May 9, 1939 – June 20, 2022) was an American physicist, well known for his work in general relativity, particularly his role in formulating the laws of black hole mechanics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James M. Bardeen has received more than 217,769 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. James M. Bardeen is the 778th most popular physicist, the 10,772nd most popular biography from United States and the 173rd most popular American Physicist.

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  • 15

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  • 2.76

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, James M. Bardeen ranks 778 out of 851. Before him are Charles Sheffield, Daulat Singh Kothari, Hedwig Kohn, Walter Munk, Brian Cox, and Jeffrey Goldstone. After him are Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturain, John Houghton, Ronald Drever, Bertrand Halperin, James Hartle, and Samuel King Allison.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, James M. Bardeen ranks 562. Before him are Jet Harris, Martin Feldstein, José Fernández, Richard Zare, Brian Jacques, and Tsuyoshi Yamanaka. After him are Paul Sauvage, Kate O'Mara, Pavel Morozenko, S. David Griggs, James Hartle, and Peter Goldreich. Among people deceased in 2022, James M. Bardeen ranks 568. Before him are Jürgen Heinsch, Johanna Lüttge, András Törőcsik, Ludwik Dorn, Frank O'Farrell, and Lenny Von Dohlen. After him are Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga, Mike Bossy, Hermann Nuber, Isaac Berger, Tony Nash, and Nikolai Manoshin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James M. Bardeen ranks 10,772 out of 20,380. Before him are Elena Kagan (1960), Enrique Peñalosa (1954), Peter Hardeman Burnett (1807), Jackson C. Frank (1943), Henry M. Jackson (1912), and Michael Cooper (1956). After him are Kenyon Cox (1856), Richard O. Covey (1946), Barbara Dare (1963), William Eustis (1753), Bill Thompson (1913), and Carl Laemmle Jr. (1908).

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Among PHYSICISTS In United States

Among physicists born in United States, James M. Bardeen ranks 173. Before him are Sidney Coleman (1937), Robert Bacher (1905), Shirley Ann Jackson (1946), Edward C. Stone (1936), Stanton T. Friedman (1934), and Erwin Hahn (1921). After him are Bertrand Halperin (1941), James Hartle (1939), Samuel King Allison (1900), Daniel Kleppner (1932), Robert L. Forward (1932), and Sarah Frances Whiting (1847).

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