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James Hartle

1939 - 2023

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James Burkett Hartle (August 17, 1939 – May 17, 2023) was an American theoretical physicist. He joined the faculty of the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1966, and was a member of the external faculty of the Santa Fe Institute. Hartle is known for his work in general relativity, astrophysics, and interpretation of quantum mechanics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Hartle is the 732nd most popular physicist (up from 783rd in 2019), the 9,025th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,907th in 2019) and the 164th most popular American Physicist.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, James Hartle ranks 732 out of 851. Before him are Boris Borisovich Golitsyn, Nicholas Metropolis, Gerald Guralnik, Karl Taylor Compton, Walter Gordon, and Arthur Schuster. After him are Gregor Wentzel, Roald Sagdeev, Mordehai Milgrom, Valentine Telegdi, Vilho Väisälä, and Seymour Benzer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, James Hartle ranks 490. Before him are Gianfranco Leoncini, Gerry Goffin, Chris Dickerson, Nicholas Grimshaw, Trịnh Công Sơn, and Paride Tumburus. After him are Dario Campeotto, Erik Hansen, Józef Grudzień, Guillermo Ortiz, Walt Bellamy, and Francisco Mendes. Among people deceased in 2023, James Hartle ranks 445. Before him are Lisa Loring, Francesco Maselli, Ritt Bjerregaard, Margaret Archer, Sergio Gori, and Viktor Mamatov. After him are Agustí Villaronga, Dario Campeotto, Max Hardcore, Bernie Marsden, Stéphane Demol, and Christian Dalger.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Hartle ranks 9,027 out of 20,380. Before him are Lili Taylor (1967), Chita Rivera (1933), Clayton Anderson (1959), Ellsworth Vines (1911), Sally Mann (1951), and Jake Roberts (1955). After him are Matthew Henson (1866), Roy Thomas (1940), Robert Beltran (1953), Phil Harris (1904), Ronda Rousey (1987), and Tim Holt (1919).

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Among PHYSICISTS In United States

Among physicists born in United States, James Hartle ranks 164. Before him are Stuart Hameroff (1947), Bill Nye (1955), Charles Stark Draper (1901), Nicholas Metropolis (1915), Gerald Guralnik (1936), and Karl Taylor Compton (1887). After him are Seymour Benzer (1921), Shirley Ann Jackson (1946), Robert Bacher (1905), Stanton T. Friedman (1934), Elda Emma Anderson (1899), and Mary K. Gaillard (1939).

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