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John C. Slater

1900 - 1976

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John Clarke Slater (December 22, 1900 – July 25, 1976) was an American physicist who advanced the theory of the electronic structure of atoms, molecules and solids. He also made major contributions to microwave electronics. He received a B.S. in physics from the University of Rochester in 1920 and a Ph.D. in physics from Harvard in 1923, then did post-doctoral work at the universities of Cambridge (briefly) and Copenhagen. On his return to the U.S. he joined the physics department at Harvard. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John C. Slater is the 699th most popular physicist (down from 673rd in 2019), the 8,122nd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,100th in 2019) and the 150th most popular American Physicist.

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Among physicists, John C. Slater ranks 699 out of 851. Before him are Michael Fisher, Maurice Goldhaber, Leo Kadanoff, Yoseph Imry, Burkhard Heim, and John Joly. After him are Isaak Khalatnikov, Zoltán Lajos Bay, Ștefania Mărăcineanu, Frederick Seitz, Sarah Frances Whiting, and Dirk Coster.

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Among people born in 1900, John C. Slater ranks 255. Before him are Henry Petersen, Nicolas Hoydonckx, Pierre Braine, Ivan Kozlovsky, István Fekete, and Carlos Raúl Villanueva. After him are Alfredo Dinale, Zoltán Lajos Bay, Eino Purje, David Hand, Ernie Pyle, and Achille Souchard. Among people deceased in 1976, John C. Slater ranks 208. Before him are L. S. Lowry, Paul Kossoff, Henri Bosco, Hermann Jónasson, Anton Grasser, and Norman Foster. After him are Alfredo Dinale, Victor Varconi, Johnny Mercer, August Heim, Mal Evans, and Zoltán Latinovits.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John C. Slater ranks 8,124 out of 20,380. Before him are Dee Brown (1908), Albertson Van Zo Post (1866), John Marin (1870), Bert Stern (1929), Greta Lee (1983), and George Bancroft (1800). After him are Art LaFleur (1943), Margaret Colin (1958), Mark Rydell (1929), John Stockwell (1961), Thomas Hart Benton (1889), and Walter Block (1941).

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Among PHYSICISTS In United States

Among physicists born in United States, John C. Slater ranks 150. Before him are Edith Clarke (1883), Alvin M. Weinberg (1915), Norris Bradbury (1909), Lisa Randall (1962), Edwin H. Land (1909), and Leo Kadanoff (1937). After him are Frederick Seitz (1911), Sarah Frances Whiting (1847), William D. Coolidge (1873), Harold Agnew (1921), Leonard Mlodinow (1954), and Joseph Polchinski (1954).

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