1923–2020
Philip W. Anderson
American physicist
96years old at death
35,171days lived
98%of the people on this site died younger
Philip W. Anderson was born on 13 December 1923 and died on 29 March 2020, aged 96 years and 107 days. That is 35,171 days in all.
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