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Charles W. Misner

1932 - 2023

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Charles William Misner (; June 13, 1932 – July 24, 2023) was an American physicist and one of the authors of Gravitation. His specialties included general relativity and cosmology. His work has also provided early foundations for studies of quantum gravity and numerical relativity. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles W. Misner is the 649th most popular physicist (down from 583rd in 2019), the 7,114th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,401st in 2019) and the 139th most popular American Physicist.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, Charles W. Misner ranks 649 out of 851. Before him are Jan Burgers, Sidney Coleman, Marcia Neugebauer, Barys Kit, Joan Feynman, and César Lattes. After him are John Polkinghorne, Christian Møller, Giovanni Giorgi, Bernard Lovell, John Sealy Townsend, and William Higinbotham.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Charles W. Misner ranks 339. Before him are Billy Evans, Marcia Neugebauer, Richard Lugar, Solomon W. Golomb, Ray Reardon, and René Bliard. After him are Raymond Kaelbel, Richard Mulligan, Elaine May, Günter Sawitzki, Pak Ui-chun, and Therese Zenz. Among people deceased in 2023, Charles W. Misner ranks 351. Before him are Endel Tulving, Ernesto Castano, Krister Kristensson, Mario Tronti, Waldemar Victorino, and Dick Savitt. After him are John Devitt, Gennady Zhidko, Ion Druță, Maurizio Costanzo, Herschel Savage, and Abraham Lempel.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles W. Misner ranks 7,116 out of 20,380. Before him are Charles Fefferman (1949), Skeeter Davis (1931), Karen Wetterhahn (1948), Dick Savitt (1927), Leila Hyams (1905), and David Gale (1921). After him are Gram Parsons (1946), Ben Sharpsteen (1895), David Belasco (1853), Sheila E. (1957), Jello Biafra (1958), and Ron Asheton (1948).

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Among PHYSICISTS In United States

Among physicists born in United States, Charles W. Misner ranks 139. Before him are Gordon Gould (1920), Lee Smolin (1955), Harold Brown (1927), Sidney Coleman (1937), Marcia Neugebauer (1932), and Joan Feynman (1927). After him are William Higinbotham (1910), Edward Condon (1902), Brian Greene (1963), Seth Neddermeyer (1907), Edith Clarke (1883), and Alvin M. Weinberg (1915).

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