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Richard Zare

1939 - Today

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Richard Neil Zare (born November 19, 1939, in Cleveland, Ohio) is the Marguerite Blake Wilbur Professor in Natural Science and a Professor of Chemistry at Stanford University. Throughout his career, Zare has made a considerable impact in physical chemistry and analytical chemistry, particularly through the development of laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) and the study of chemical reactions at the molecular and nanoscale level. LIF is an extremely sensitive technique with applications ranging from analytical chemistry and molecular biology to astrophysics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Zare has received more than 84,221 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Zare is the 533rd most popular chemist, the 10,979th most popular biography from United States and the 101st most popular American Chemist.

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  • 15

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  • 3.42

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  • 2.62

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Richard Zare ranks 533 out of 509. Before him are John George Children, Anna J. Harrison, Karen Wetterhahn, Wallace Smith Broecker, Charles M. Lieber, and Ida Freund. After him are Susan Solomon, Martyn Poliakoff, Harry B. Gray, Donald Howard Menzel, Omar M. Yaghi, and Percy Lavon Julian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Richard Zare ranks 512. Before him are James Dunn, David Souter, Anthony Lake, Neil Sloane, Bill Toomey, and Sonny Fortune. After him are Nanda, David Hobbs, David Allan Coe, Mary K. Gaillard, Rhodri Morgan, and Jerry Butler.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Zare ranks 10,979 out of 18,182. Before him are Scott Rudin (1958), Janelle Monáe (1985), Liz Cheney (1966), CeeLo Green (1974), Tana French (1973), and John Cody (1907). After him are Robert Edeson (1868), Jason Mewes (1974), Adrian Dantley (1956), Bob Love (1942), George Voinovich (1936), and Jake Busey (1971).

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Among CHEMISTS In United States

Among chemists born in United States, Richard Zare ranks 101. Before him are Mary L. Good (1931), Darleane C. Hoffman (1926), Anna J. Harrison (1912), Karen Wetterhahn (1948), Wallace Smith Broecker (1931), and Charles M. Lieber (1959). After him are Susan Solomon (1956), Harry B. Gray (1935), Donald Howard Menzel (1901), Percy Lavon Julian (1899), Sam Ruben (1913), and Jacqueline Barton (1952).

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