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Edward A. Murphy Jr.
1918 - 1990
Edward A. Murphy Jr.
Edward Aloysius Murphy Jr. (January 11, 1918 – July 17, 1990) was an American aerospace engineer who worked on safety-critical systems. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward A. Murphy Jr. has received more than 382,735 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Edward A. Murphy Jr. is the 42nd most popular engineer (up from 60th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Panama (up from 5th in 2019) and the most popular Panamanian Engineer.
Murphy is most famous for his "Murphy's Law," which states that "anything that can go wrong will go wrong."
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380k
Page Views (PV)
61.18
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
8.62
Effective Languages (L*)
1.91
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Among ENGINEERS
Among engineers, Edward A. Murphy Jr. ranks 42 out of 323. Before him are Howard H. Aiken, Godfrey Hounsfield, Anthony Fokker, John Ambrose Fleming, Alexander Wienerberger, and Ildefons Cerdà. After him are Sergey Ilyushin, Ernst Heinkel, Emil Škoda, Banū Mūsā, Henry Gantt, and William John Macquorn Rankine.
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Howard H. Aiken
1900 - 1973
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 36
Godfrey Hounsfield
1919 - 2004
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 37
Anthony Fokker
1890 - 1939
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 38
John Ambrose Fleming
1849 - 1945
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 39
Alexander Wienerberger
1891 - 1955
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 40
Ildefons Cerdà
1815 - 1876
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 41
Edward A. Murphy Jr.
1918 - 1990
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 42
Sergey Ilyushin
1894 - 1977
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 43
Ernst Heinkel
1888 - 1958
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 44
Emil Škoda
1839 - 1900
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 45
Banū Mūsā
900 - 873
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 46
Henry Gantt
1861 - 1919
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 47
William John Macquorn Rankine
1820 - 1872
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 48
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1918, Edward A. Murphy Jr. ranks 50. Before him are Patricio Aylwin, Yasuhiro Nakasone, Robert Aldrich, Sam Walton, Hans Scholl, and Paul D. Boyer. After him are Julian Schwinger, Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, Arthur Kornberg, John Forsythe, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, and Edward B. Lewis. Among people deceased in 1990, Edward A. Murphy Jr. ranks 34. Before him are Jacques Demy, Bruno Bettelheim, Sergio Corbucci, Luigi Nono, Bruno Kreisky, and Capucine. After him are Robert Noyce, Taiichi Ohno, Ivan Serov, Rex Harrison, Princess Sophie of Hohenberg, and Aaron Copland.
Others Born in 1918
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Patricio Aylwin
1918 - 2016
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 44
Yasuhiro Nakasone
1918 - 2019
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 45
Robert Aldrich
1918 - 1983
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 46
Sam Walton
1918 - 1992
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 47
Hans Scholl
1918 - 1943
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 48
Paul D. Boyer
1918 - 2018
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 49
Edward A. Murphy Jr.
1918 - 1990
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 50
Julian Schwinger
1918 - 1994
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 51
Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
1918 - 2012
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 52
Arthur Kornberg
1918 - 2007
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 53
John Forsythe
1918 - 2010
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 54
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
1918 - 2008
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 55
Edward B. Lewis
1918 - 2004
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 56
Others Deceased in 1990
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Jacques Demy
1931 - 1990
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 28
Bruno Bettelheim
1903 - 1990
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 29
Sergio Corbucci
1926 - 1990
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 30
Luigi Nono
1924 - 1990
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 31
Bruno Kreisky
1911 - 1990
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 32
Capucine
1928 - 1990
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 33
Edward A. Murphy Jr.
1918 - 1990
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 34
Robert Noyce
1927 - 1990
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 35
Taiichi Ohno
1912 - 1990
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 36
Ivan Serov
1905 - 1990
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 37
Rex Harrison
1908 - 1990
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 38
Princess Sophie of Hohenberg
1901 - 1990
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 39
Aaron Copland
1900 - 1990
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 40
In Panama
Among people born in Panama, Edward A. Murphy Jr. ranks 4 out of 66. Before him are John McCain (1936), Manuel Noriega (1934), and Carlos Fuentes (1928). After him are Omar Torrijos (1929), Roberto Durán (1951), Rubén Blades (1948), Billy Cobham (1944), Miguel Bosé (1956), Diego de Almagro II (1520), Guillermo Endara (1936), and Laurentino Cortizo (1953).
Others born in Panama
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John McCain
1936 - 2018
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 1
Manuel Noriega
1934 - 2017
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 2
Carlos Fuentes
1928 - 2012
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 3
Edward A. Murphy Jr.
1918 - 1990
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 4
Omar Torrijos
1929 - 1981
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 5
Roberto Durán
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 6
Rubén Blades
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 7
Billy Cobham
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 8
Miguel Bosé
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 9
Diego de Almagro II
1520 - 1542
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 10
Guillermo Endara
1936 - 2009
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 11
Laurentino Cortizo
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 12
Among ENGINEERS In Panama
Among engineers born in Panama, Edward A. Murphy Jr. ranks 1.
