Neil Gershenfeld
American physicist · United States · On the map · Scientists · Born 1959 · age 66
Neil Adam Gershenfeld is an American physicist. He is a professor in the MIT Program in Media Arts and Sciences and the director of the MIT Center for Bits and Atoms. He works mainly on interdisciplinary topics in physics and computer science, such as quantum computing, nanotechnology, and personal fabrication.
Neil Gershenfeld is read about 28 times a day, in 10 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 22 June 2026
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He has been called the "intellectual father of the maker movement".
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Born 1959 · age 66
