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Charles M. Lieber was born on April 9, 1959 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States and is credited as a chemist, inventor and university teacher. As of 2026, Charles M. Lieber is 67 years old. Education on record includes Stanford University. Listed accolades include Willard Gibbs Award (2013), ACS Award in Pure Chemistry (1992), Wolf Prize in Chemistry (2012) and 5 more.
My Take
Charles M. Lieber sits among the giants of nanoscience, once ranked the world's most influential chemist of an entire decade. The Wolf Prize, the Feynman Prize, a wall of honors, all point to research whose impact I can barely grasp but deeply respect. His work blurring the line between biology and machine through nanowires feels like science fiction quietly becoming fact. Whatever controversies have shadowed his later years, I find the singular intensity of his scientific drive impossible to dismiss. He is a reminder that the people pushing human knowledge forward are often as complicated as they are brilliant, and that complexity deserves an honest look.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Charles M. Lieber
- Name (Japanese)
- チャールズ・M・リーバー
- Reading
- ちゃーるず・M・りーばー
- Born
- April 9, 1959 (age 67)
- Origin
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Occupation
- chemist / inventor / university teacher
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Boar
2. Background
- University
- Stanford University
Awards & achievements
- 2013 Willard Gibbs Award
- 1992 ACS Award in Pure Chemistry
- 2012 Wolf Prize in Chemistry
- Fellow of the American Physical Society
- 2016 Von Hippel Award
- 2002 MRS Medal Award
- Fellow of the American Chemical Society
- 2001 Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://chemistry.harvard.edu/people/charles-lieber
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%20M.%20Lieber
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BA%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1750101
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Charles M. Lieber born?
Charles M. Lieber was born on April 9, 1959 and is 67 years old.
Where is Charles M. Lieber from?
Charles M. Lieber is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
What does Charles M. Lieber do?
Charles M. Lieber works as chemist, inventor, university teacher.
Where did Charles M. Lieber study?
Charles M. Lieber attended Stanford University.
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