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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 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

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.

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Contemporaries

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.

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In United States

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).

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Among INVENTORS In United States

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).

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