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Joseph Weber

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Joseph Weber (May 17, 1919 – September 30, 2000) was an American physicist. He gave the earliest public lecture on the principles behind the laser and the maser and developed the first gravitational wave detectors, known as Weber bars. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Joseph Weber is the 860th most popular physicist (down from 850th in 2024), the 21,538th most popular biography from United States (down from 20,291st in 2019) and the 208th most popular American Physicist.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, Joseph Weber ranks 860 out of 851. Before him are Nergis Mavalvala, Philip Kim, Canan Dağdeviren, Jess Wade, Michele Dougherty, and Angela Belcher.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2000, Joseph Weber ranks 590. Before him are Shion Homma, Jiang Ranxin, An Qixuan, Aedin Mincks, Onyeka Okongwu, and Rabbi Matondo. After him are Michelle Gulyás, Donavan Grondin, Masai Russell, Robert Cochran, Rafael Camacho, and Sena Irie. Among people deceased in 2000, Joseph Weber ranks 390. Before him are Monster of Florence, Judith Wright, Alexandra Petrova, Steve McCrory, Sandra Schmirler, and Federico Gil.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joseph Weber ranks 21,546 out of 20,380. Before him are Sebastian Bea (1977), Curtis Tomasevicz (1980), Jeremy Suarez (1990), Chris Wilcox (1982), Jill Kintner (1981), and Rob Woodall (1970). After him are Artur Davis (1967), Grace Victoria Cox (1995), Graham Rahal (1989), Seth Adkins (1989), Asjha Jones (1980), and Ab-Soul (1987).

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Among PHYSICISTS In United States

Among physicists born in United States, Joseph Weber ranks 208. Before 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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