84 years old (Born on April 24, 1940)
Happy Birthday, John! May your celebration be as delightfully uncertain yet profound as "The Heisenberg Variations"—though we can assure you there’s nothing unclear about how admired and cherished you are today. Your poetry continues to intrigue, engage, and inspire generations with its timeless wit—a literary proof that uncertainty isn’t always a bad thing.Between brilliant lectures at Johns Hopkins University and sharp-eyed literary critiques that stirred minds (and possibly caused some friendly scholarly panic), your academic career has truly been legendary. Here's wishing another year filled less with quantum confusion—and more unexpected joys to keep critics guessing!