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Kenneth G. Wilson

1936 - 2013

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Kenneth Geddes "Ken" Wilson (June 8, 1936 – June 15, 2013) was an American theoretical physicist and a pioneer in using computers for studying particle physics. He was awarded the 1982 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on phase transitions—illuminating the subtle essence of phenomena like melting ice and emerging magnetism. It was embodied in his fundamental work on the renormalization group. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kenneth G. Wilson is the 249th most popular physicist (up from 322nd in 2019), the 1,073rd most popular biography from United States (up from 1,622nd in 2019) and the 52nd most popular American Physicist.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, Kenneth G. Wilson ranks 249 out of 851. Before him are William Shockley, David Bohm, Satyendra Nath Bose, Ivar Giaever, Ratko Janev, and Anton Zeilinger. After him are C. P. Snow, Jim Peebles, Benjamin Thompson, Leon M. Lederman, John L. Hall, and John Archibald Wheeler.

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Among people born in 1936, Kenneth G. Wilson ranks 50. Before him are Émile Lahoud, Yasuo Fukuda, Burt Reynolds, B. J. Habibie, Benedict Anderson, and Albert Finney. After him are Kris Kristofferson, Ferid Murad, Frank Caprio, Vyjayanthimala Bali, Raymond Damadian, and Choummaly Sayasone. Among people deceased in 2013, Kenneth G. Wilson ranks 41. Before him are Jang Song-thaek, Ronald Coase, Gylmar dos Santos Neves, Georges Moustaki, Joan Fontaine, and Rochus Misch. After him are Richard Griffiths, Lawrence Klein, Jesús Franco, Ray Manzarek, Ieng Sary, and James Gandolfini.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kenneth G. Wilson ranks 1,073 out of 20,380. Before him are Ali MacGraw (1939), Alan Arkin (1934), Wallace Carothers (1896), Victor Fleming (1889), John Browning (1855), and Kamehameha I (1758). After him are Suzi Quatro (1950), Benjamin Thompson (1753), Judith Butler (1956), Kevin Kline (1947), Henry Mancini (1924), and Tobin Bell (1942).

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Among PHYSICISTS In United States

Among physicists born in United States, Kenneth G. Wilson ranks 52. Before him are Ralph Asher Alpher (1921), Michio Kaku (1947), Frederick Reines (1918), Robert Hofstadter (1915), Arthur Ashkin (1922), and David Bohm (1992). After him are Benjamin Thompson (1753), Leon M. Lederman (1922), John L. Hall (1934), John Archibald Wheeler (1911), Julian Schwinger (1918), and John Hasbrouck Van Vleck (1899).

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