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Yakir Aharonov

1932 - Today

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Yakir Aharonov (Hebrew: יקיר אהרונוב; born August 28, 1932) is an Israeli physicist specializing in quantum physics. He has been a Professor of Theoretical Physics and the James J. Farley Professor of Natural Philosophy at Chapman University in California since 2008. He was a distinguished professor in the Perimeter Institute between 2009-2012 and is a professor emeritus at Tel Aviv University and at University of South Carolina. He is president of the IYAR, The Israeli Institute for Advanced Research. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yakir Aharonov is the 514th most popular physicist (up from 522nd in 2019), the 214th most popular biography from Israel (up from 240th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Israeli Physicist.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, Yakir Aharonov ranks 514 out of 851. Before him are Frederick Guthrie, Nicola Cabibbo, George Zweig, Jeremiah P. Ostriker, G. M. B. Dobson, and Lester Germer. After him are Ivan Puluj, Louis-François-Clement Breguet, Clyde Cowan, Edoardo Amaldi, Konstantin Novoselov, and Yuri Orlov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Yakir Aharonov ranks 226. Before him are Michael H. Hart, King Hu, Mamo Wolde, Nikolay Rukavishnikov, Anand Panyarachun, and Dean Smith. After him are Enzo Mari, Jean Stablinski, Tommy Taylor, Jean-Paul Rappeneau, Oleg Protopopov, and Dana Scott.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Yakir Aharonov ranks 214 out of 466. Before him are Ralph Bakshi (1938), Gali Atari (1953), Pinchas Zukerman (1948), Izhar Cohen (1951), Naomi Shemer (1930), and Gabi Ashkenazi (1954). After him are Suha Arafat (1963), Avi Arad (1948), Azmi Bishara (1956), Hillel Slovak (1962), Yigal Amir (1970), and Avraham Adan (1926).

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Among PHYSICISTS In Israel

Among physicists born in Israel, Yakir Aharonov ranks 2. Before him are Yuval Ne'eman (1925). After him are David Deutsch (1953), Yoseph Imry (1939), and Nathan Seiberg (1956).

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