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John Perdew was born in Cumberland, Maryland, United States on August 30, 1943. John Perdew is credited as a physicist. The age as of 2026 is 83. Education on record includes Cornell University. Recorded honors include Clarivate Citation Laureates (2019) and John Scott Award (2015).
My Take
John Perdew is the kind of figure I most respect and the public almost never hears about. His density functional theory work makes him one of the most cited physicists alive, meaning researchers worldwide quietly run his equations every single day. There is no red carpet for this, only the deep satisfaction of having reshaped the foundations of chemistry and solid-state physics. That he is still teaching and researching well past eighty tells you everything about the man's love for the work. I find quiet, infrastructural genius like his far more thrilling than any celebrity, and a Citation Laureate honor only underlines it.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- John Perdew
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョン・パデュー (物理学者)
- Reading
- じょん・ぱでゅー
- Born
- August 30, 1943 (age 83)
- Origin
- Cumberland, Maryland, United States
- Occupation
- physicist
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Goat
2. Background
- University
- Cornell University
Awards & achievements
- 2019 Clarivate Citation Laureates
- 2015 John Scott Award
3. Links
4. About this entry
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Born August 30, 1943 (age 83).
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