PHYSICIST
Miguel Alcubierre
1964 - Today
Miguel Alcubierre
Miguel Alcubierre Moya (born March 28, 1964) is a Mexican theoretical physicist. Alcubierre is known for the proposed Alcubierre drive, a speculative warp drive by which a spacecraft could achieve faster-than-light travel. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Miguel Alcubierre has received more than 331,021 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Miguel Alcubierre is the 685th most popular physicist (down from 673rd in 2019), the 295th most popular biography from Mexico (down from 291st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Mexican Physicist.
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330k
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
3.88
Effective Languages (L*)
2.61
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Miguel Alcubierre ranks 685 out of 717. Before him are Sulamith Goldhaber, Clyde Cowan, Frank Benford, Leonard Mlodinow, Ernst Ising, and Charles H. Bennett. After him are E. C. George Sudarshan, John Clauser, Gregor Wentzel, Alexei Starobinsky, Juris Upatnieks, and Grigory Landsberg.
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Sulamith Goldhaber
1923 - 1965
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 679
Clyde Cowan
1919 - 1974
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 680
Frank Benford
1883 - 1948
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 681
Leonard Mlodinow
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 682
Ernst Ising
1900 - 1998
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 683
Charles H. Bennett
1943 - Present
HPI: 44.11
Rank: 684
Miguel Alcubierre
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 685
E. C. George Sudarshan
1931 - 2018
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 686
John Clauser
1942 - Present
HPI: 43.88
Rank: 687
Gregor Wentzel
1898 - 1978
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 688
Alexei Starobinsky
1948 - 2023
HPI: 43.79
Rank: 689
Juris Upatnieks
1936 - Present
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 690
Grigory Landsberg
1890 - 1957
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 691
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1964, Miguel Alcubierre ranks 297. Before him are Ahmed Radhi, Ronit Elkabetz, João Paulo, Rockwell, Joanne Harris, and Dana Plato. After him are David Cross, Jorge Drexler, Néstor Gorosito, Ricardo Arjona, Shari Headley, and Yuriy Lutsenko.
Others Born in 1964
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Ahmed Radhi
1964 - 2020
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 291
Ronit Elkabetz
1964 - 2016
HPI: 44.11
Rank: 292
João Paulo
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 293
Rockwell
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 294
Joanne Harris
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 295
Dana Plato
1964 - 1999
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 296
Miguel Alcubierre
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 297
David Cross
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.02
Rank: 298
Jorge Drexler
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.00
Rank: 299
Néstor Gorosito
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 300
Ricardo Arjona
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 301
Shari Headley
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 302
Yuriy Lutsenko
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 303
In Mexico
Among people born in Mexico, Miguel Alcubierre ranks 295 out of 585. Before him are Roque González Garza (1885), Valentín Canalizo (1794), Rafael Garza Gutiérrez (1896), Martín Luis Guzmán (1887), Carlos Vela (1989), and Pedro Nájera (1929). After him are Joaquín Capilla (1928), Sergio Obeso Rivera (1931), Alaska (1963), Aarón Padilla Gutiérrez (1942), Anahí (1983), and Patricia Reyes Spíndola (1953).
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Roque González Garza
1885 - 1962
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 289
Valentín Canalizo
1794 - 1850
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 290
Rafael Garza Gutiérrez
1896 - 1974
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 291
Martín Luis Guzmán
1887 - 1976
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 292
Carlos Vela
1989 - Present
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 293
Pedro Nájera
1929 - 2020
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 294
Miguel Alcubierre
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 295
Joaquín Capilla
1928 - 2010
HPI: 44.02
Rank: 296
Sergio Obeso Rivera
1931 - 2019
HPI: 43.95
Rank: 297
Alaska
1963 - Present
HPI: 43.89
Rank: 298
Aarón Padilla Gutiérrez
1942 - 2020
HPI: 43.82
Rank: 299
Anahí
1983 - Present
HPI: 43.79
Rank: 300
Patricia Reyes Spíndola
1953 - Present
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 301
Among PHYSICISTS In Mexico
Among physicists born in Mexico, Miguel Alcubierre ranks 2. Before him are Jacob Bekenstein (1947).
