PHYSICIST
Robert Serber
1909 - 1997

Robert Serber
Robert Serber (March 14, 1909 – June 1, 1997) was an American physicist who participated in the Manhattan Project. Serber's lectures explaining the basic principles and goals of the project were printed and supplied to all incoming scientific staff, and became known as The Los Alamos Primer. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Serber is the 500th most popular physicist (down from 415th in 2019), the 4,404th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,773rd in 2019) and the 105th most popular American Physicist.
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Robert Serber ranks 500 out of 851. Before him are Augusto Righi, Heinrich Rubens, Gustav Heinrich Wiedemann, Emil Warburg, Johann Gottlob Leidenfrost, and Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell. After him are Charles Galton Darwin, Alfred Ewing, Eugen Goldstein, Gaspard de Prony, Giovanni Aldini, and Pierre Victor Auger.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAugusto Righi
1850 - 1920
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 494
Heinrich Rubens
1865 - 1922
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 495
Gustav Heinrich Wiedemann
1826 - 1899
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 496
Emil Warburg
1846 - 1931
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 497
Johann Gottlob Leidenfrost
1715 - 1794
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 498
Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell
1886 - 1957
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 499
Robert Serber
1909 - 1997
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 500
Charles Galton Darwin
1887 - 1962
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 501
Alfred Ewing
1855 - 1935
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 502
Eugen Goldstein
1860 - 1930
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 503
Gaspard de Prony
1755 - 1839
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 504
Giovanni Aldini
1762 - 1834
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 505
Pierre Victor Auger
1899 - 1993
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 506
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1909, Robert Serber ranks 160. Before him are Miklós Radnóti, Toshiko Yuasa, Sutan Sjahrir, Koichi Kudo, Spyros Markezinis, and Guillermo Gorostiza. After him are Zoran Mušič, Laxmi Prasad Devkota, David Riesman, Phoumi Vongvichit, Henryk Jabłoński, and August Sabbe. Among people deceased in 1997, Robert Serber ranks 129. Before him are Andrei Sinyavsky, Luigi Villoresi, Anatoli Boukreev, Stanley Schachter, Joan Coromines, and Saw Maung. After him are Dick van Dijk, Georges Marchais, Sanford Meisner, King Hu, Lev Kopelev, and Alfredo II.
Others Born in 1909
Go to all RankingsMiklós Radnóti
WRITER
1909 - 1944
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 154
Toshiko Yuasa
PHYSICIST
1909 - 1980
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 155
Sutan Sjahrir
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1966
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 156
Koichi Kudo
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1971
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 157
Spyros Markezinis
POLITICIAN
1909 - 2000
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 158
Guillermo Gorostiza
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1966
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 159
Robert Serber
PHYSICIST
1909 - 1997
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 160
Zoran Mušič
PAINTER
1909 - 2005
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 161
Laxmi Prasad Devkota
WRITER
1909 - 1959
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 162
David Riesman
SOCIOLOGIST
1909 - 2002
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 163
Phoumi Vongvichit
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1994
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 164
Henryk Jabłoński
POLITICIAN
1909 - 2003
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 165
August Sabbe
POLITICIAN
1909 - Present
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 166
Others Deceased in 1997
Go to all RankingsAndrei Sinyavsky
WRITER
1925 - 1997
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 123
Luigi Villoresi
RACING DRIVER
1909 - 1997
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 124
Anatoli Boukreev
MOUNTAINEER
1958 - 1997
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 125
Stanley Schachter
PSYCHOLOGIST
1922 - 1997
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 126
Joan Coromines
LINGUIST
1905 - 1997
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 127
Saw Maung
POLITICIAN
1928 - 1997
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 128
Robert Serber
PHYSICIST
1909 - 1997
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 129
Dick van Dijk
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 1997
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 130
Georges Marchais
POLITICIAN
1920 - 1997
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 131
Sanford Meisner
ACTOR
1905 - 1997
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 132
King Hu
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - 1997
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 133
Lev Kopelev
WRITER
1912 - 1997
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 134
Alfredo II
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 1997
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 135
In United States
Among people born in United States, Robert Serber ranks 4,404 out of 20,380. Before him are Alec John Such (1951), Gregory Jarvis (1944), John Lasseter (1957), Lita (1975), Dan Flavin (1933), and Stacey Abrams (1973). After him are Rosalind Russell (1907), Henrietta Szold (1860), Connie Booth (1944), June Squibb (1929), John Sculley (1939), and Jack Welch (1935).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsAlec John Such
MUSICIAN
1951 - 2022
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 4,398
Gregory Jarvis
ASTRONAUT
1944 - 1986
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 4,399
John Lasseter
FILM DIRECTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 4,400
Lita
WRESTLER
1975 - Present
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 4,401
Dan Flavin
SCULPTOR
1933 - 1996
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 4,402
Stacey Abrams
POLITICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 4,403
Robert Serber
PHYSICIST
1909 - 1997
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 4,404
Rosalind Russell
ACTOR
1907 - 1976
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 4,405
Henrietta Szold
WRITER
1860 - 1945
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 4,406
Connie Booth
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 4,407
June Squibb
ACTOR
1929 - Present
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 4,408
John Sculley
BUSINESSPERSON
1939 - Present
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 4,409
Jack Welch
BUSINESSPERSON
1935 - 2020
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 4,410
Among PHYSICISTS In United States
Among physicists born in United States, Robert Serber ranks 105. Before him are Leonard Susskind (1940), Clarence Zener (1905), Mildred Dresselhaus (1930), Alan Sokal (1955), Robert Brout (1928), and Theodore Hall (1925). After him are Jeremiah P. Ostriker (1937), Lester Germer (1896), Clyde Cowan (1919), David J. Griffiths (1942), Maurice Karnaugh (1924), and Leona Woods (1919).
Leonard Susskind
1940 - Present
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 99
Clarence Zener
1905 - 1993
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 100
Mildred Dresselhaus
1930 - 2017
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 101
Alan Sokal
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 102
Robert Brout
1928 - 2011
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 103
Theodore Hall
1925 - 1999
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 104
Robert Serber
1909 - 1997
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 105
Jeremiah P. Ostriker
1937 - 2025
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 106
Lester Germer
1896 - 1971
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 107
Clyde Cowan
1919 - 1974
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 108
David J. Griffiths
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 109
Maurice Karnaugh
1924 - 2022
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 110
Leona Woods
1919 - 1986
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 111