Alan Lightman

Alan Paige Lightman is an American physicist, writer, and social entrepreneur. He has served on the faculties of Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and is currently a professor of the practice of the humanities at MIT. He is a contributing writer for The Atlantic magazine.

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Who was born first?

• Alan Lightman and Luis Caffarelli were born the same year
• Alan Lightman and Giorgio Parisi were born the same year
• Alan Lightman and Steven Chu were born the same year
• Alan Lightman and William Daniel Phillips were born the same year
• Alan Lightman and Lyudmila Karachkina were born the same year

Timeline

1. Alan Lightman (this page)November 28, 1948 – present
2. Giorgio ParisiAugust 4, 1948 – present
3. Luis CaffarelliDecember 8, 1948 – present
4. Lyudmila KarachkinaSeptember 3, 1948 – present
5. Steven ChuFebruary 28, 1948 – present
6. William Daniel PhillipsNovember 5, 1948 – present

Related

• Isaac NewtonDecember 25, 1642 – March 20, 1727
• Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAugust 28, 1749 – March 22, 1832
• Immanuel KantApril 22, 1724 – February 12, 1804
• René DescartesMarch 31, 1596 – February 11, 1650
• Marie CurieNovember 7, 1867 – July 4, 1934
• Nicolaus CopernicusFebruary 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543
• Louis PasteurDecember 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895
• Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizJune 21, 1646 – November 14, 1716