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Carver Mead

1934 - Today

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Carver Andress Mead (born 1 May 1934) is an American scientist and engineer. He currently holds the position of Gordon and Betty Moore Professor Emeritus of Engineering and Applied Science at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), having taught there for over 40 years. A pioneer of modern microelectronics, Mead has made contributions to the development and design of semiconductors, digital chips, and silicon compilers, technologies which form the foundations of modern very-large-scale integration chip design. Mead has also been involved in the founding of more than 20 companies. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carver Mead is the 822nd most popular physicist, the 13,885th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,161st in 2019) and the 194th most popular American Physicist.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, Carver Mead ranks 822 out of 851. Before him are Sidney Drell, Edwin Thompson Jaynes, Albert-László Barabási, Sabine Hossenfelder, Ernest Moniz, and Narinder Singh Kapany. After him are Richard A. Muller, Gabriele Hegerl, John C. Baez, Rohini Godbole, Conny Aerts, and Juris Upatnieks.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Carver Mead ranks 566. Before him are John S. Bull, Charley Pride, David Malouf, June Foulds, Rita R. Colwell, and Carla Anderson Hills. After him are Angela Buxton, Willie Toweel, Jerry Nelson, Bryan Douglas, Jennifer Kendal, and Little Milton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Carver Mead ranks 13,889 out of 20,380. Before him are Arnold Stang (1918), Celeste Yarnall (1944), Todd Martin (1970), Ellen Kushner (1955), Julie Heldman (1945), and Ashleigh Murray (1988). After him are Daniel Sunjata (1971), Joey Mercury (1979), George Stoneman (1822), P. B. S. Pinchback (1837), Pete Souza (1954), and Julia Mancuso (1984).

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Among PHYSICISTS In United States

Among physicists born in United States, Carver Mead ranks 194. Before him are Arthur Wightman (1922), Daniel Kleppner (1932), J. Richard Gott (1947), Sidney Drell (1926), Edwin Thompson Jaynes (1922), and Ernest Moniz (1944). After him are Richard A. Muller (1944), John C. Baez (1961), Jacqueline Hewitt (1958), Victoria Kaspi (1967), Deborah S. Jin (1968), and Paul Ginsparg (1955).

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