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Entrepreneur and investor. Co-founder, chairman, and former CEO of AngelList. Notable early-stage investments in over 200 companies including Uber, FourSquare, Twitter, and Wish.com.
Theoretical physicist known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, theory of quantum electrodynamics, and the physics of superfluidity. Nobel Prize recipient for his contributions to the development of quantum electrodynamics.
British physicist at the University of Oxford. Pioneered the field of quantum computation, formulated a description for a quantum Turing machine, and specified an algorithm for quantum computers. Proposer of using entangled states and Bell's theorem for quantum key distribution. Proponent of the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics.
Graduated with a physics degree from Harvard University and completed his graduate studies at Princeton University. Joined the mathematics faculty at Texas A&M University and holds a joint appointment in physics and astronomy.
Bott, born in Budapest, Hungary, grew up in Czechoslovakia and later emigrated to Canada. He served in the Canadian Army during World War II.
He holds a B. Tech in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in Madras and a Ph.D. in theoretical particle physics from the University of California, Berkeley (1974).
Philosopher, writer, and cognitive scientist. Research focuses on the philosophy of mind, philosophy of science, and philosophy of biology, particularly in relation to evolutionary biology and cognitive science.
British evolutionary biologist and author. Emeritus fellow of New College, Oxford. Popularized the gene-centred view of evolution in his book "The Selfish Gene" and coined the term "meme".
English computer scientist, essayist, entrepreneur, investor, and author. Known for his work on the programming language Lisp, co-founding Viaweb (later Yahoo! Store), and co-founding Y Combinator.
Astrophysicist, author, and science communicator. Studied at Harvard University, the University of Texas at Austin, and Columbia University. Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the Rose Center for Earth and Space in New York City. Founded the Department of Astrophysics at the American Museum of Natural History.
Math guy. MD at Thiel Capital. Host of The Portal