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Harold Brown

1927 - 2019

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Harold Brown (September 19, 1927 – January 4, 2019) was an American nuclear physicist who served as United States Secretary of Defense from 1977 to 1981, under President Jimmy Carter. Previously, in the John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson administrations, he held the posts of Director of Defense Research and Engineering (1961–1965) and United States Secretary of the Air Force (1965–1969). A child prodigy, Brown graduated from the Bronx High School of Science at age 15, and earned a Ph.D. in physics from Columbia University at age 21. As Secretary of Defense, he set the groundwork for the Camp David Accords, took part in strategic arms negotiations with the Soviet Union, and supported, unsuccessfully, ratification of the SALT II treaty. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Harold Brown is the 642nd most popular physicist (down from 613th in 2019), the 7,023rd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,940th in 2019) and the 135th most popular American Physicist.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, Harold Brown ranks 642 out of 851. Before him are Gordon Gould, Isaak Kikoin, Lee Smolin, Julius Wess, Ferdinand Monoyer, and Carlo Alberto Castigliano. After him are Jan Burgers, Sidney Coleman, Marcia Neugebauer, Barys Kit, Joan Feynman, and César Lattes.

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Among people born in 1927, Harold Brown ranks 309. Before him are Jerry Schatzberg, Mark Blaug, Svyatoslav Fyodorov, Janet Moreau, Pasqualino De Santis, and Alex Katz. After him are Endel Tulving, Clint Walker, Shoji Nishio, Joan Feynman, Dick Savitt, and Heinz Wewers. Among people deceased in 2019, Harold Brown ranks 323. Before him are Arif Malikov, Marlen Khutsiev, Warren Cole, Babiker Awadalla, Zlatko Škorić, and Anémone. After him are Gunder Bengtsson, Beth Carvalho, Rudi Assauer, Richard Lugar, Jaegwon Kim, and Giovanni Bramucci.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Harold Brown ranks 7,025 out of 20,380. Before him are Alex Katz (1927), Ann Blyth (1928), Harry James (1916), John Miller (1903), Jack Coleman (1958), and Elbert Hubbard (1856). After him are Lhasa de Sela (1972), Edgar Adams (1868), Christopher Judge (1964), Maura Healey (1971), Alf Clausen (1941), and Robert T. Bakker (1945).

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Among PHYSICISTS In United States

Among physicists born in United States, Harold Brown ranks 135. Before him are Victor J. Stenger (1935), Charles Kittel (1916), Robert R. Wilson (1914), James Hansen (1941), Gordon Gould (1920), and Lee Smolin (1955). After him are Sidney Coleman (1937), Marcia Neugebauer (1932), Joan Feynman (1927), Charles W. Misner (1932), William Higinbotham (1910), and Edward Condon (1902).

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