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Leonard Mlodinow

1954 - Today

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Leonard Mlodinow (born November 26 1954) is an American theoretical physicist and mathematician, screenwriter and author. In physics, he is known for his work on the large N expansion, a method of approximating the spectrum of atoms based on the consideration of an infinite-dimensional version of the problem, and for his work on the quantum theory of light inside dielectrics. He has also written books for the general public, five of which have been New York Times best-sellers, including The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives, which was chosen as a New York Times notable book, and short-listed for the Royal Society Science Book Prize; The Grand Design, co-authored with Stephen Hawking, which argues that invoking God is not necessary to explain the origins of the universe; War of the Worldviews, co-authored with Deepak Chopra; and Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior, which won the 2013 PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leonard Mlodinow has received more than 307,915 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Leonard Mlodinow is the 692nd most popular physicist (down from 682nd in 2019), the 7,505th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,084th in 2019) and the 147th most popular American Physicist.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, Leonard Mlodinow ranks 692 out of 851. Before him are John Iliopoulos, Ludwig Wilhelm Gilbert, Inga Fischer-Hjalmars, Gregory Breit, Leona Woods, and Kazuhiko Nishijima. After him are Alfred Ewing, Yvette Cauchois, Leonid Sedov, Zoltán Lajos Bay, Humberto Fernández-Morán, and E. C. George Sudarshan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Leonard Mlodinow ranks 370. Before him are Lawrence Summers, Nancy Wilson, Uli Stein, Dennis Johnson, Vasilis Hatzipanagis, and Marie-Theres Nadig. After him are Ravil Maganov, Ruby Bridges, Susan Kare, Arliss Howard, Christie Brinkley, and Elliot Goldenthal.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Leonard Mlodinow ranks 7,505 out of 20,380. Before him are Sarah Silverman (1970), Louis L'Amour (1908), Andy Stanfield (1927), Bruce Arena (1951), Monte Blue (1887), and Lothrop Stoddard (1883). After him are Theodora Kroeber (1897), Dan Schneider (1966), Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin (1842), Gary Payton (1968), Charles Lang (1902), and Michael J. Adams (1930).

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Among PHYSICISTS In United States

Among physicists born in United States, Leonard Mlodinow ranks 147. Before him are Ash Carter (1954), John C. Slater (1900), Frederick Seitz (1911), Edith Clarke (1883), Robert R. Wilson (1914), and Leona Woods (1919). After him are Alvin M. Weinberg (1915), Elda Emma Anderson (1899), Stuart Hameroff (1947), Marcia Neugebauer (1932), Elliott H. Lieb (1932), and Albert W. Hull (1880).

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