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Dec 01, 1959 Ardmore, Pennsylvania, United States 64 years old
American physicist
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About Neil Gershenfeld
- Neil Adam Gershenfeld (born December 1, 1959) is an American professor at MIT and the director of MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms, a sister lab to the MIT Media Lab.
- His research studies are predominantly focused in interdisciplinary studies involving physics and computer science, in such fields as quantum computing, nanotechnology, and personal fabrication.
- Gershenfeld attended Swarthmore College, where he graduated in 1981 with a B.A.
- degree in physics with high honors, and Cornell University, where he earned his Ph.D.in physics in 1990.
- He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society.
- Scientific American has named Gershenfeld one of their "Scientific American 50" for 2004 and has also named him Communications Research Leader of the Year.
- Gershenfeld is also known for releasing the Great Invention Kit in 2008, a construction set that users can manipulate to create various objects.Gershenfeld has been featured in a variety of newspapers and magazines such as The New York Times and The Economist, and on NPR. He was named as one of the 40 modern-day Leonardos by the Museum of Science and Industry Chicago.
- Prospect named him as one of the top 100 public intellectuals.
