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Artur Ekert

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Artur Konrad Ekert (born 19 September 1961) is a professor of quantum physics at the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, professorial fellow in quantum physics and cryptography at Merton College, Oxford, Lee Kong Chian Centennial Professor at the National University of Singapore and the founding director of the Centre for Quantum Technologies (CQT). His research interests extend over most aspects of information processing in quantum-mechanical systems, with a focus on quantum communication and quantum computation. He is best known as one of the pioneers of quantum cryptography. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Artur Ekert is the 834th most popular physicist, the 1,409th most popular biography from Poland and the 18th most popular Polish Physicist.

Artur Ekert is a Polish physicist best known for his foundational work in quantum cryptography and quantum information theory. He is a co-inventor of the concept of quantum key distribution, which enhances secure communication methods.

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Among people born in 1961, Artur Ekert ranks 867. Before him are Nicolette Hellemans, Sabine Everts, Mubarak Marzouq, Eva Karlsson, Oliver Kegel, and Ognjen Cvitan. After him are Timna Brauer, Ahmed Wali Karzai, Billy Konchellah, György Bognár, Robert Verbeek, and Mark Kelly.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Artur Ekert ranks 1,409 out of 1,694. Before him are Marek Ostrowski (1959), Eugen Polanski (1986), Jacek Dukaj (1974), Tomasz Rząsa (1973), Bartosz Bereszyński (1992), and Adam Matysek (1968). After him are Agnieszka Grochowska (1979), Zdzisław Hoffmann (1959), Justyna Kowalczyk (1983), Dariusz Dudka (1983), Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz (1981), and Joanna Bator (1968).

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Among PHYSICISTS In Poland

Among physicists born in Poland, Artur Ekert ranks 18. Before him are Friedrich Ernst Dorn (1848), Vladimir Chelomey (1914), Heinrich Wilhelm Dove (1803), Max Abraham (1875), Eugen Goldstein (1860), and Hertha Sponer (1895).

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