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Edward Lawry Norton

1898 - 1983

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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 55,538 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Lawry Norton is the 326th most popular inventor (down from 275th in 2019), the 6,606th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,908th in 2019) and the 83rd most popular American Inventor.

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  • 1.78

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Edward Lawry Norton ranks 326 out of 426. Before him are Kálmán Kandó, Tabitha Babbitt, Patricia Bath, Jay Miner, Harry Ferguson, and John Wilkinson. After him are Ivan Polzunov, Bernard Lown, Rostislav Alexeyev, Orville Gibson, Hannibal Goodwin, and Beulah Louise Henry.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Edward Lawry Norton ranks 206. Before him are Shirley Booth, Princess Nadejda Petrovna of Russia, Jim Fouché, Preston Sturges, Roald Larsen, and Richmond Landon. After him are Zhu Ziqing, Hugh O'Flaherty, Stefanos Stefanopoulos, Marilyn Miller, Antonio Urdinarán, and Eduard Wiiralt. Among people deceased in 1983, Edward Lawry Norton ranks 177. Before him are Fyodor Abramov, Earl Tupper, James Jamerson, Paavo Johansson, José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo, and Szolem Mandelbrojt. After him are Barbara Karinska, Jānis Ivanovs, Clara Nunes, Ernst Degner, Odd Lundberg, and Grigori Roshal.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edward Lawry Norton ranks 6,606 out of 20,380. Before him are Mario Cuomo (1932), Shailene Woodley (1991), Charles P. Kindleberger (1910), Zack de la Rocha (1970), Chrissy Teigen (1985), and Madison Grant (1865). After him are Tom Byron (1961), Robert Anderson (1805), Lindy Remigino (1931), Yokozuna (1966), Leo Sexton (1909), and Irving Wallace (1916).

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Among INVENTORS In United States

Among inventors born in United States, Edward Lawry Norton ranks 83. Before him are Jack Northrop (1895), Wilson Greatbatch (1919), Joseph Engelberger (1925), Tabitha Babbitt (1779), Patricia Bath (1942), and Jay Miner (1932). After him are Orville Gibson (1856), Hannibal Goodwin (1822), Beulah Louise Henry (1888), George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. (1859), Joy Mangano (1956), and John Fitch (1743).

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