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Sean M. Carroll

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Sean Michael Carroll (born October 5, 1966) is an American theoretical physicist who specializes in quantum mechanics, cosmology, and the philosophy of science. He is the Homewood Professor of Natural Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University. He was formerly a research professor at the Walter Burke Institute for Theoretical Physics at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) department of physics. He also is currently an external professor at the Santa Fe Institute, and he has been a contributor to the physics blog Cosmic Variance, where he has published in scientific journals such as Nature as well as other publications, including The New York Times, Sky & Telescope, and New Scientist. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sean M. Carroll is the 843rd most popular physicist (down from 835th in 2019), the 16,288th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,159th in 2019) and the 203rd most popular American Physicist.

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Among physicists, Sean M. Carroll ranks 843 out of 851. Before her are Carlos Frenk, Charles L. Bennett, Nima Arkani-Hamed, Neil Turok, Jim Al-Khalili, and Katherine Freese. After her are Ashoke Sen, Laura Mersini-Houghton, Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski, Nergis Mavalvala, Philip Kim, and Jess Wade.

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Among people born in 1966, Sean M. Carroll ranks 773. Before her are Simon Beaufoy, André Boisclair, Raúl Gutiérrez, Vyacheslav Oliynyk, Toby Huss, and Stine Lise Hattestad. After her are Tina Kotek, Irina Khabarova, Roman Hagara, Danny Everett, Zita-Eva Funkenhauser, and José Luis Salgado.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sean M. Carroll ranks 16,295 out of 20,380. Before her are Jack Abramoff (1959), Victor Davis Hanson (1953), Yunus Musah (2002), Nana Smith (1971), Nikki Ziering (1971), and John Ridley (1964). After her are Kip Pardue (1975), Steve King (1949), Clayne Crawford (1978), Tina Kotek (1966), Julia Serano (1967), and Jimmy Shea (1968).

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Among PHYSICISTS In United States

Among physicists born in United States, Sean M. Carroll ranks 203. Before her are Jacqueline Hewitt (1958), Victoria Kaspi (1967), Deborah S. Jin (1968), Paul Ginsparg (1955), Charles L. Bennett (1956), and Nima Arkani-Hamed (1972). After her are Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski (1993), and Joseph Weber (2000).

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