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Derek J. de Solla Price

1922 - 1983

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Derek John de Solla Price (22 January 1922 – 3 September 1983) was a British physicist, historian of science, and information scientist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Derek J. de Solla Price has received more than 425,009 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Derek J. de Solla Price is the 712th most popular physicist (down from 675th in 2019).

Memorability Metrics

  • 430k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, Derek J. de Solla Price ranks 712 out of 717Before him are Karl Taylor Compton, Rolf-Dieter Heuer, Juan Martín Maldacena, Jacques Friedel, Lene Hau, and Charlotte Froese Fischer. After him are Robert Bacher, Edward C. Stone, C. R. Hagen, Howard P. Robertson, Ronald Drever, and John Pendry.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Derek J. de Solla Price ranks 356Before him are Elsa Joubert, Redd Foxx, Roberto Lovera, Darren McGavin, Musa Gareyev, and Warwick Estevam Kerr. After him are André Buffière, Milton H. Greene, William Schallert, George R. Price, Niels Holst-Sørensen, and Jesús Iglesias. Among people deceased in 1983, Derek J. de Solla Price ranks 218Before him are Sabin Carr, Harish-Chandra, André Chamson, George Bruns, Merle Travis, and Lutz Eigendorf. After him are Billy Fury, Bjarne Pettersen, Margaret Oakley Dayhoff, Lynn Fontanne, Sabino Bilbao, and Eubie Blake.

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