1898 - 1983
Edward Lawry Norton (July 28, 1898 – January 28, 1983) was an accomplished engineer and scientist. He worked at Bell Labs and is known for Norton's theorem. His areas of active research included network theory, acoustical systems, electromagnetic apparatus, and data transmission. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward Lawry Norton has received more than 52,264 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Lawry Norton is the 275th most popular inventor (up from 287th in 2019), the 4,920th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,311th in 2019) and the 68th most popular American Inventor.
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Among inventors, Edward Lawry Norton ranks 275 out of 354. Before him are Peter Madsen, Joseph Aspdin, Lester Allan Pelton, Adolf Martens, Alexander P. de Seversky, and L. L. Langstroth. After him are Štefan Banič, Franz Xaver Gabelsberger, Paul von Jankó, John Wilkinson, Thomas Wedgwood, and Ivan Kulibin.
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 269
1778 - 1855
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 270
1829 - 1908
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 271
1850 - 1914
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 272
1894 - 1974
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 273
1810 - 1895
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 274
1898 - 1983
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 275
1870 - 1941
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 276
1789 - 1849
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 277
1856 - 1919
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 278
1728 - 1808
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 279
1771 - 1805
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 280
1735 - 1818
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 281
Among people born in 1898, Edward Lawry Norton ranks 150. Before him are Rudolph Maté, Eugen Wüster, Mikhail Koltsov, Ninette de Valois, Helene Engelmann, and Henry Luce. After him are Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz, Dorothy Gish, Masuji Ibuse, Jan Brzechwa, Boughera El Ouafi, and Anthony McAuliffe. Among people deceased in 1983, Edward Lawry Norton ranks 132. Before him are John Williams, Musine Kokalari, Antonin Magne, Lisette Model, Louise Weiss, and Semyon Ignatyev. After him are Arvīds Pelše, Mykola Bazhan, John Bodkin Adams, Higinio Morínigo, Romain Maes, and Mary Renault.
1898 - 1964
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 144
1898 - 1977
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 145
1898 - 1940
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 146
1898 - 2001
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 147
1898 - 1985
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 148
1898 - 1967
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 149
1898 - 1983
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 150
1898 - 1939
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 151
1898 - 1968
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 152
1898 - 1993
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 153
1898 - 1966
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 154
1898 - 1959
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 155
1898 - 1975
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 156
1903 - 1983
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 126
1917 - 1983
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 127
1904 - 1983
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 128
1901 - 1983
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 129
1893 - 1983
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 130
1904 - 1983
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 131
1898 - 1983
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 132
1899 - 1983
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 133
1904 - 1983
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 134
1899 - 1983
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 135
1897 - 1983
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 136
1912 - 1983
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 137
1905 - 1983
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 138
Among people born in United States, Edward Lawry Norton ranks 4,920 out of 18,182. Before him are Ed O'Ross (1949), Lucien Carr (1925), Floyd Council (1911), Jerry Sloan (1942), Sable (1967), and Denis Leary (1957). After him are Jimmie Rodgers (1897), Carol Kane (1952), Michael Tomasello (1950), John Agar (1921), Amber Lynn (1964), and Fred Thompson (1942).
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 4,914
1925 - 2005
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 4,915
1911 - 1976
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 4,916
1942 - 2020
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 4,917
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 4,918
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 4,919
1898 - 1983
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 4,920
1897 - 1933
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 4,921
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 4,922
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 4,923
1921 - 2002
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 4,924
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 4,925
1942 - 2015
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 4,926
Among inventors born in United States, Edward Lawry Norton ranks 68. Before him are Cyrus McCormick (1809), Michael S. Hart (1947), Robert Metcalfe (1946), David Bushnell (1742), Lester Allan Pelton (1829), and L. L. Langstroth (1810). After him are Jack Northrop (1895), Wilson Greatbatch (1919), Ralph Hartley (1888), Tabitha Babbitt (1779), Almon Brown Strowger (1839), and Henry M. Leland (1843).
1809 - 1884
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 62
1947 - 2011
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 63
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 64
1742 - 1824
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 65
1829 - 1908
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 66
1810 - 1895
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 67
1898 - 1983
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 68
1895 - 1981
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 69
1919 - 2011
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 70
1888 - 1970
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 71
1779 - 1853
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 72
1839 - 1902
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 73
1843 - 1932
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 74