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Leo Kadanoff

1937 - 2015

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Leo Philip Kadanoff (January 14, 1937 – October 26, 2015) was an American physicist. He was a professor of physics (emeritus from 2004) at the University of Chicago and a former president of the American Physical Society (APS). He contributed to the fields of statistical physics, chaos theory, and theoretical condensed matter physics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leo Kadanoff is the 695th most popular physicist (down from 628th in 2019), the 8,081st most popular biography from United States (down from 6,182nd in 2019) and the 149th most popular American Physicist.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, Leo Kadanoff ranks 695 out of 851. Before him are Nicholas Kurti, Bengt Edlén, Ludwig Wilhelm Gilbert, Nikolay Umov, Michael Fisher, and Maurice Goldhaber. After him are Yoseph Imry, Burkhard Heim, John Joly, John C. Slater, Isaak Khalatnikov, and Zoltán Lajos Bay.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Leo Kadanoff ranks 413. Before him are Gérard Mulumba Kalemba, Mario Bergara, Brian Lumley, Tony Barton, Francisco Gabica, and Jesús del Muro. After him are Giuseppe Galante, Frans De Mulder, Edward Ruscha, Viktoriya Tokareva, Carmelo Bene, and Ina Balin. Among people deceased in 2015, Leo Kadanoff ranks 353. Before him are Héctor Silva, Jacques Parizeau, Andrei Eshpai, Pál Várhidi, Natalia Molchanova, and Dick Van Patten. After him are Eduardo Guerrero, Ivan Davidov, Vittore Gottardi, Kenji Goto, Kayahan, and Richard Meade.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Leo Kadanoff ranks 8,083 out of 20,380. Before him are Ontronik Khachaturian (1975), Memphis Slim (1915), Mikey Madison (1999), Jim Siedow (1920), Beah Richards (1920), and Parker Posey (1968). After him are Tony Zale (1913), Cailee Spaeny (1997), Roy Cochran (1919), Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737), Bernard Edwards (1952), and Patricia Heaton (1958).

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Among PHYSICISTS In United States

Among physicists born in United States, Leo Kadanoff ranks 149. Before him are Seth Neddermeyer (1907), Edith Clarke (1883), Alvin M. Weinberg (1915), Norris Bradbury (1909), Lisa Randall (1962), and Edwin H. Land (1909). After him are John C. Slater (1900), Frederick Seitz (1911), Sarah Frances Whiting (1847), William D. Coolidge (1873), Harold Agnew (1921), and Leonard Mlodinow (1954).

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