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Egon Orowan

1902 - 1989

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Egon Orowan FRS (Hungarian: Orován Egon) (August 2, 1902 – August 3, 1989) was a Hungarian-British physicist and metallurgist. He was key in introducing crystal dislocation into physics and understanding of how materials plastically deform under stress. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Egon Orowan has received more than 52,735 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Egon Orowan is the 669th most popular physicist, the 557th most popular biography from Hungary and the 10th most popular Hungarian Physicist.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, Egon Orowan ranks 669 out of 717. Before him are Brandon Carter, Antonius van den Broek, Humberto Fernández-Morán, Vilho Väisälä, Julian Barbour, and Ash Carter. After him are Pief Panofsky, Joseph Polchinski, Bernard Lovell, Vladimir Veksler, Robert L. Forward, and Robert R. Wilson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Egon Orowan ranks 253. Before him are Josef von Báky, Giorgio Pessina, Paul Bontemps, Barton MacLane, Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., and Brian Aherne. After him are Mary Miles Minter, Chill Wills, Hans Pulver, Maria Polydouri, Russinho, and Nils Rosén. Among people deceased in 1989, Egon Orowan ranks 220. Before him are Juan Hilario Marrero, Georgy Tovstonogov, John Ogdon, Bas Paauwe, Anders Rydberg, and Cláudio Santoro. After him are Robert Körner, Gilda Radner, Edgar Sanabria, Ugo Pignotti, John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton, and László Papp.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Egon Orowan ranks 557 out of 866. Before him are Győző Forintos (1935), István Rózsavölgyi (1929), Győző Kulcsár (1940), Sigmund Romberg (1887), Gyula Juhász (1883), and Pál Várhidi (1931). After him are József Bajza (1804), József Sákovics (1927), Stanley Jaki (1924), Endre Steiner (1901), Imre Harangi (1913), and Cécile Tormay (1876).

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Among PHYSICISTS In Hungary

Among physicists born in Hungary, Egon Orowan ranks 10. Before him are Leo Szilard (1898), Georg von Békésy (1899), Arpad Elo (1903), Nicholas Kurti (1908), Zoltán Lajos Bay (1900), and Valentine Telegdi (1922).

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