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Steven Chu
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Steven Chu
Steven Chu (Chinees: 朱棣文; pinyin: Zhū Dìwén) (Saint Louis, 28 februari 1948) is een Amerikaans experimenteel natuurkundige van Chinese herkomst. In 1997 kreeg hij met Claude Cohen-Tannoudji en William Daniel Phillips de Nobelprijs voor de Natuurkunde "voor de ontwikkeling van methoden om atomen af te koelen en te vangen met laserlicht." Op 20 januari 2009 werd hij minister van Energie van de Verenigde Staten, onder president Obama. In april 2013 trad hij terug uit deze functie. Lees meer op Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 74 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 69 in 2024). Steven Chu is the 315th most popular natuurkundige (down from 286th in 2024), the 1,660th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,302nd in 2019) and the 71st most popular American Natuurkundige. Learn more about Steven Chu's academic impact at Rankless.
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Among Natuurkundiges
Among natuurkundiges, Steven Chu ranks 315 out of 851. Before her are Andre Geim, Otto Robert Frisch, Dennis W. Sciama, Christoph Scheiner, Daniel C. Tsui, and John Vincent Atanasoff. After her are Hagen Kleinert, Pierre Louis Dulong, Shuji Nakamura, Félix Savart, John Tyndall, and Hélène Langevin-Joliot.
Most Popular Natuurkundiges in Wikipedia
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Andre Geim
1958 - Present
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 309
Otto Robert Frisch
1904 - 1979
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 310
Dennis W. Sciama
1926 - 1999
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 311
Christoph Scheiner
1575 - 1650
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 312
Daniel C. Tsui
1939 - Present
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 313
John Vincent Atanasoff
1903 - 1995
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 314
Steven Chu
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 315
Hagen Kleinert
1941 - 2025
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 316
Pierre Louis Dulong
1785 - 1838
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 317
Shuji Nakamura
1954 - Present
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 318
Félix Savart
1791 - 1841
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 319
John Tyndall
1820 - 1893
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 320
Hélène Langevin-Joliot
1927 - Present
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 321
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1948, Steven Chu ranks 98. Before her are Beppe Grillo, Alan Parsons, Chris de Burgh, Stephen Schwartz, Rory Gallagher, and Pim Fortuyn. After her are Agnieszka Holland, Jerzy Kukuczka, Mahesh Bhatt, Michel Suleiman, Stevie Nicks, and Alia Al-Hussein.
Others Born in 1948
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Beppe Grillo
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 92
Alan Parsons
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 93
Chris de Burgh
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 94
Stephen Schwartz
COMPOSER
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 95
Rory Gallagher
MUSICIAN
1948 - 1995
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 96
Pim Fortuyn
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2002
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 97
Steven Chu
PHYSICIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 98
Agnieszka Holland
FILM DIRECTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 99
Jerzy Kukuczka
MOUNTAINEER
1948 - 1989
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 100
Mahesh Bhatt
FILM DIRECTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 101
Michel Suleiman
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 102
Stevie Nicks
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 103
Alia Al-Hussein
COMPANION
1948 - 1977
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 104
In United States
Among people born in United States, Steven Chu ranks 1,660 out of 20,380. Before her are Danielle Steel (1947), Timothy Leary (1920), Bruce Beutler (1957), Jack Horner (1946), Bob Kane (1915), and Edwin G. Krebs (1918). After her are Jeff Bennett (1962), Aaron Burr (1756), George Akerlof (1940), Frank Jarvis (1878), Herbert Blomstedt (1927), and Ron Jeremy (1953).
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Danielle Steel
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 1,654
Timothy Leary
PSYCHOLOGIST
1920 - 1996
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 1,655
Bruce Beutler
BIOLOGIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 67.13
Rank: 1,656
Jack Horner
BIOLOGIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.13
Rank: 1,657
Bob Kane
COMIC ARTIST
1915 - 1998
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 1,658
Edwin G. Krebs
CHEMIST
1918 - 2009
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 1,659
Steven Chu
PHYSICIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 1,660
Jeff Bennett
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 1,661
Aaron Burr
POLITICIAN
1756 - 1836
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 1,662
George Akerlof
ECONOMIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 1,663
Frank Jarvis
ATHLETE
1878 - 1933
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 1,664
Herbert Blomstedt
CONDUCTOR
1927 - Present
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 1,665
Ron Jeremy
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 1,666
Among Natuurkundiges In United States
Among natuurkundiges born in United States, Steven Chu ranks 71. Before her are Lawrence M. Krauss (1954), John Clauser (1942), Harry Daghlian (1921), Samuel C. C. Ting (1936), Henry Way Kendall (1926), and John Vincent Atanasoff (1903). After her are Carl Wieman (1951), Robert B. Laughlin (1950), John G. Trump (1907), Theodore Lyman IV (1874), Frank Wilczek (1951), and Nathan Rosen (1909).
Lawrence M. Krauss
1954 - Present
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 65
John Clauser
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 66
Harry Daghlian
1921 - 1945
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 67
Samuel C. C. Ting
1936 - Present
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 68
Henry Way Kendall
1926 - 1999
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 69
John Vincent Atanasoff
1903 - 1995
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 70
Steven Chu
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 71
Carl Wieman
1951 - Present
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 72
Robert B. Laughlin
1950 - Present
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 73
John G. Trump
1907 - 1985
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 74
Theodore Lyman IV
1874 - 1954
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 75
Frank Wilczek
1951 - Present
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 76
Nathan Rosen
1909 - 1995
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 77
