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Sidney Drell

1926 - 2016

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Sidney David Drell (September 13, 1926 – December 21, 2016) was an American theoretical physicist and arms control expert. At the time of his death, he was professor emeritus at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) and senior fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution. Drell was a noted contributor in the fields of quantum electrodynamics and high-energy particle physics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sidney Drell has received more than 120,225 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Sidney Drell is the 826th most popular physicist, the 13,533rd most popular biography from United States and the 195th most popular American Physicist.

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 2.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, Sidney Drell ranks 826 out of 851. Before him are Jim Al-Khalili, Carver Mead, Mary K. Gaillard, Sabine Hossenfelder, G. N. Ramachandran, and Sylvia Fedoruk. After him are Nathan Seiberg, He Jiankui, Paul Ginsparg, Gian Francesco Giudice, Jacqueline Hewitt, and Charles L. Bennett.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Sidney Drell ranks 548. Before him are Peter Broeker, Ray Price, Pete Lovely, Dennis Wilshaw, Mona Freeman, and Ernest Chapman. After him are James M. Beggs, Bud Yorkin, James Merrill, Mathilde Krim, Johnny Boyd, and Nalini Jaywant. Among people deceased in 2016, Sidney Drell ranks 571. Before him are David S. Johnson, Bernie Worrell, Donald Henderson, Mel Charles, Aleš Debeljak, and Arsen Pavlov. After him are Guy Clark, Peter Brabrook, Susan Lindquist, Ellen Meiksins Wood, Kay Starr, and Thiego.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sidney Drell ranks 13,533 out of 20,380. Before him are Eric Peterson (1964), Sarah J. Maas (1986), Marisa Miller (1978), James Clapper (1941), Stepin Fetchit (1902), and Donald Howard Menzel (1901). After him are Troy Davis (1968), Guy Clark (1941), Eugenie Clark (1922), Paul Herman (1946), Mark Aguirre (1959), and Abby Wambach (1980).

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Among PHYSICISTS In United States

Among physicists born in United States, Sidney Drell ranks 195. Before him are Richard A. Muller (1944), Jeremiah P. Ostriker (1937), Howard Georgi (1947), Paul Steinhardt (1952), Carver Mead (1934), and Mary K. Gaillard (1939). After him are Paul Ginsparg (1955), Jacqueline Hewitt (1958), Charles L. Bennett (1956), John C. Baez (1961), Sean M. Carroll (1966), and Nima Arkani-Hamed (1972).

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