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Seth Lloyd

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Seth Lloyd (born August 2, 1960) is an American quantum information scientist and professor in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Mechanical Engineering. He is known for work in quantum information science, including work on designs for a quantum computer, quantum analog computation, quantum analogs of Shannon's theorem, and methods for quantum error correction and noise reduction. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Seth Lloyd is the 849th most popular physicist, the 17,061st most popular biography from United States and the 205th most popular American Physicist.

Seth Lloyd is an American quantum information scientist best known for his work in quantum computing and for proposing the concept of a quantum computer as a universal model of computation. He has also contributed to the understanding of quantum mechanics and its implications for information theory.

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Among physicists, Seth Lloyd ranks 849 out of 851. Before him are Neil Turok, Jim Al-Khalili, Katherine Freese, Giorgi Dvali, Sean M. Carroll, and Robin Canup. After him are Ashoke Sen, Laura Mersini-Houghton, Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski, Rabia Salihu Sa'id, Nergis Mavalvala, and Philip Kim.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Seth Lloyd ranks 1,017. Before him are Kevin Shirley, April Winchell, Pete Tong, Tim Pawlenty, Lynn Kanuka-Williams, and R. Paul Butler. After him are Thomas Marshburn, Mohammed Shahid, Krzysztof Kosedowski, Debra Marshall, Ray Armstead, and Nandamuri Balakrishna.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Seth Lloyd ranks 17,068 out of 20,380. Before him are IronE Singleton (1975), Rahzel (1966), R. Paul Butler (1960), Ashley Park (1991), Max Scherzer (1984), and Terry W. Virts (1967). After him are Martin Sensmeier (1985), Gillian Vigman (1972), Susan Ward (1976), Joey Lawrence (1976), Laurie Halse Anderson (1961), and Zab Judah (1977).

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Among PHYSICISTS In United States

Among physicists born in United States, Seth Lloyd ranks 205. Before him are Deborah S. Jin (1968), Paul Ginsparg (1955), Charles L. Bennett (1956), Nima Arkani-Hamed (1972), Sean M. Carroll (1966), and Robin Canup (1968). After him are Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski (1993), Angela Belcher (null), and Joseph Weber (2000).

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