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Paul Steinhardt

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Paul Joseph Steinhardt (born December 25, 1952) is an American theoretical physicist whose principal research is in cosmology and condensed matter physics. He is currently the Albert Einstein Professor in Science at Princeton University, where he is on the faculty of both the Departments of Physics and of Astrophysical Sciences. Steinhardt is best known for his development of new theories of the origin, evolution and future of the universe. He is also well known for his exploration of a new form of matter, known as quasicrystals, which were thought to exist only as man-made materials until he co-discovered the first known natural quasicrystal in a museum sample. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Steinhardt is the 758th most popular physicist (up from 820th in 2019), the 9,944th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,022nd in 2019) and the 172nd most popular American Physicist.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, Paul Steinhardt ranks 758 out of 851. Before him are Max Tegmark, Elda Emma Anderson, Mary K. Gaillard, John Pendry, Brian Cox, and Frank Benford. After him are Jacques Friedel, Lene Hau, Charles Sheffield, Bertrand Halperin, Peter Zoller, and Léon Rosenfeld.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Paul Steinhardt ranks 532. Before him are Alex van Warmerdam, Ali Fergani, Asma Jahangir, Hubert Auriol, Wolfgang Mager, and Jim Ross. After him are Andrzej Grabowski, Cheick Modibo Diarra, Ricardo Tormo, Uri Ariel, Joe Lovano, and Peter Zoller.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Steinhardt ranks 9,946 out of 20,380. Before him are John Nelson (1791), Raymond T. Odierno (1954), Lucky Thompson (1924), Butch Vig (1955), Charles Brown (1922), and Evan Handler (1961). After him are Richard DeVos (1926), Bukka White (1906), Valerie Harper (1939), Lucinda Williams (1937), Lorenzo Snow (1814), and Gabrielle Union (1972).

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Among PHYSICISTS In United States

Among physicists born in United States, Paul Steinhardt ranks 172. Before him are Shirley Ann Jackson (1946), Robert Bacher (1905), Stanton T. Friedman (1934), Elda Emma Anderson (1899), Mary K. Gaillard (1939), and Frank Benford (1883). After him are Bertrand Halperin (1941), Robert Marshak (1916), Samuel King Allison (1900), C. R. Hagen (1937), Harvey Fletcher (1884), and Frank Press (1924).

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