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Joseph Weber

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Joseph Weber (May 17, 1919 – September 30, 2000) was an American physicist. He gave the earliest public lecture on the principles behind the laser and the maser and developed the first gravitational wave detectors, known as Weber bars. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Weber is the 850th most popular physicist, the 20,249th most popular biography from United States (up from 20,291st in 2019) and the 205th most popular American Physicist.

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Among physicists, Joseph Weber ranks 850 out of 851. Before him are Ashoke Sen, Laura Mersini-Houghton, Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski, Nergis Mavalvala, Philip Kim, and Jess Wade.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2000, Joseph Weber ranks 591. Before him are Shion Homma, Jiang Ranxin, An Qixuan, Aedin Mincks, Onyeka Okongwu, and Rabbi Matondo. After him are Michelle Gulyás, Donavan Grondin, Masai Russell, Robert Cochran, Rafael Camacho, and Sena Irie. Among people deceased in 2000, Joseph Weber ranks 386. Before him are Mel Carnahan, Usha Kiran, Monster of Florence, Judith Wright, Sandra Schmirler, and Federico Gil.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joseph Weber ranks 20,257 out of 20,380. Before him are Aaron Nesmith (1999), Jae'Sean Tate (1995), Curtis Tomasevicz (1980), Jeremy Suarez (1990), Chris Wilcox (1982), and Jill Kintner (1981). After him are Artur Davis (1967), Grace Victoria Cox (1995), Graham Rahal (1989), Asjha Jones (1980), Jordyn Poulter (1997), and Bobby Coleman (1997).

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Among PHYSICISTS In United States

Among physicists born in United States, Joseph Weber ranks 205. Before him are Deborah S. Jin (1968), Paul Ginsparg (1955), Charles L. Bennett (1956), Nima Arkani-Hamed (1972), Sean M. Carroll (1966), and Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski (1993).

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