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John Pendry

1943 - Today

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Sir John Brian Pendry, (born 4 July 1943) is an English theoretical physicist known for his research into refractive indices and creation of the first practical "Invisibility Cloak". He is a professor of theoretical solid state physics at Imperial College London where he was head of the department of physics (1998–2001) and principal of the faculty of physical sciences (2001–2002). He is an honorary fellow of Downing College, Cambridge, (where he was an undergraduate) and an IEEE fellow. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Pendry has received more than 101,451 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). John Pendry is the 785th most popular physicist (down from 718th in 2019), the 5,333rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,705th in 2019) and the 89th most popular British Physicist.

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  • 42.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, John Pendry ranks 785 out of 851. Before him are John Houghton, Ronald Drever, Bertrand Halperin, James Hartle, Samuel King Allison, and Daniel Kleppner. After him are Robert L. Forward, Ayşe Erzan, Werner Israel, Léon Rosenfeld, Emil Wolf, and Cumrun Vafa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, John Pendry ranks 653. Before him are Rolf Edling, James L. Jones, Al Foster, Gita Mehta, Pedro González, and John Hunter. After him are Lothar Kobluhn, Nicolae Pescaru, Masushi Ouchi, Giovanni Pettenella, Elaine Pagels, and Randy Bachman.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Pendry ranks 5,333 out of 8,785. Before him are Billy Bragg (1957), Jodhi May (1975), John Evan (1948), William Morgan (1547), Sammy Baird (1930), and Gareth Edwards (1975). After him are Goldie (1965), Ralph Brown (1957), Ray Cooper (1947), Dee Palmer (1937), David Piper (1930), and Eddie Thomson (1947).

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    Billy Bragg

    SINGER

    1957 - Present

    HPI: 42.22

    Rank: 5,327

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    Jodhi May

    ACTOR

    1975 - Present

    HPI: 42.22

    Rank: 5,328

  • Photo of John Evan

    John Evan

    MUSICIAN

    1948 - Present

    HPI: 42.22

    Rank: 5,329

  • Photo of William Morgan

    William Morgan

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1547 - 1604

    HPI: 42.22

    Rank: 5,330

  • Photo of Sammy Baird

    Sammy Baird

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1930 - 2010

    HPI: 42.22

    Rank: 5,331

  • Photo of Gareth Edwards

    Gareth Edwards

    FILM DIRECTOR

    1975 - Present

    HPI: 42.22

    Rank: 5,332

  • Photo of John Pendry

    John Pendry

    PHYSICIST

    1943 - Present

    HPI: 42.21

    Rank: 5,333

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    Goldie

    MUSICIAN

    1965 - Present

    HPI: 42.21

    Rank: 5,334

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    Ralph Brown

    ACTOR

    1957 - Present

    HPI: 42.21

    Rank: 5,335

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    Ray Cooper

    MUSICIAN

    1947 - Present

    HPI: 42.21

    Rank: 5,336

  • Photo of Dee Palmer

    Dee Palmer

    MUSICIAN

    1937 - Present

    HPI: 42.21

    Rank: 5,337

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    David Piper

    RACING DRIVER

    1930 - Present

    HPI: 42.20

    Rank: 5,338

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    Eddie Thomson

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1947 - 2003

    HPI: 42.20

    Rank: 5,339

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Among PHYSICISTS In United Kingdom

Among physicists born in United Kingdom, John Pendry ranks 89. Before him are Balfour Stewart (1828), Charles Sheffield (1935), Brian Cox (1968), Jeffrey Goldstone (1933), John Houghton (1931), and Ronald Drever (1931). After him are Edward Andrade (1887), and Jess Wade (1988).

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