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Paul Steinhardt

1952 - Today

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Paul Joseph Steinhardt (born December 25, 1952) is an American theoretical physicist whose principal research is in cosmology and condensed matter physics. He is currently the Albert Einstein Professor in Science at Princeton University, where he is on the faculty of both the Departments of Physics and of Astrophysical Sciences. Steinhardt is best known for his development of new theories of the origin, evolution and future of the universe. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Steinhardt has received more than 252,524 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Steinhardt is the 819th most popular physicist, the 13,014th most popular biography from United States and the 192nd most popular American Physicist.

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, Paul Steinhardt ranks 819 out of 851. Before him are Richard A. Muller, Marcia Barbosa, Albert-László Barabási, Jeremiah P. Ostriker, Sverker Johansson, and Howard Georgi. After him are Jim Al-Khalili, Carver Mead, Mary K. Gaillard, Sabine Hossenfelder, G. N. Ramachandran, and Sylvia Fedoruk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Paul Steinhardt ranks 689. Before him are Linda M. Godwin, Mario Medina, Bill Pope, Parveen Shakir, John Rutsey, and Sanny Åslund. After him are Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa, Kathryn C. Thornton, Françoise Combes, Hilkka Riihivuori, Angelika Bahmann, and Päivi Meriluoto.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Steinhardt ranks 13,014 out of 20,380. Before him are Richard Mastracchio (1960), Lew Cody (1884), Rod La Rocque (1898), Joseph Cedar (1968), Linda Purl (1955), and Catherine Burns (1945). After him are Cliff Barker (1921), Diedrich Bader (1966), David Sedaris (1956), Frederica Sagor Maas (1900), D. B. Sweeney (1961), and DJ Shadow (1972).

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Among PHYSICISTS In United States

Among physicists born in United States, Paul Steinhardt ranks 192. Before him are Ernest Moniz (1944), Herbert Goldstein (1922), J. Richard Gott (1947), Richard A. Muller (1944), Jeremiah P. Ostriker (1937), and Howard Georgi (1947). After him are Carver Mead (1934), Mary K. Gaillard (1939), Sidney Drell (1926), Paul Ginsparg (1955), Jacqueline Hewitt (1958), and Charles L. Bennett (1956).

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