CHEMIST

Esther M. Conwell

1922 - 2014

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Esther Marley Conwell (May 23, 1922 – November 16, 2014) was a pioneering American chemist and physicist, best known for the Conwell-Weisskopf theory that describes how electrons travel through semiconductors, a breakthrough that helped revolutionize modern computing. During her life, she was described as one of the most important women in science. Conwell studied properties of semiconductors and organic conductors, especially electron transport. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Esther M. Conwell has received more than 75,360 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Esther M. Conwell is the 588th most popular chemist, the 12,707th most popular biography from United States and the 116th most popular American Chemist.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Esther M. Conwell ranks 588 out of 602. Before her are Benjamin Silliman, Peter Jacob Hjelm, Yellapragada Subbarow, Martyn Poliakoff, John George Children, and Richard Lerner. After her are Omar M. Yaghi, Ruth R. Benerito, Donald Howard Menzel, Margaret Oakley Dayhoff, George Church, and Harry B. Gray.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Esther M. Conwell ranks 442. Before her are Audrey Meadows, Edwin Thompson Jaynes, Joan Caulfield, Jean Porter, Ken Hughes, and Herbert Goldstein. After her are Graham Whitehead, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Francis Pym, Fortune Gordien, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, and Jesús Iglesias. Among people deceased in 2014, Esther M. Conwell ranks 519. Before her are Barbara Prammer, Paul England, Yves Delacour, Ann B. Davis, Wayne Frye, and Tom Gola. After her are Bobby Collins, Kathleen Ollerenshaw, K. Balachander, Philippe Mahut, Paul Horn, and Daisuke Oku.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Esther M. Conwell ranks 12,707 out of 20,380. Before her are Margaret Whiting (1924), Stanley Kunitz (1905), Virginia Capers (1925), Brian Baumgartner (1972), Omar Benson Miller (1978), and Richard Lerner (1938). After her are Hailey Baldwin (1996), Donald Faison (1974), Kyle Richards (1969), Celeste Yarnall (1944), Michael Pollan (1955), and Tommy Tuberville (1954).

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Among CHEMISTS In United States

Among chemists born in United States, Esther M. Conwell ranks 116. Before her are F. Albert Cotton (1930), Jacqueline Barton (1952), Bonnie Bassler (1962), Percy Lavon Julian (1899), Benjamin Silliman (1779), and Richard Lerner (1938). After her are Ruth R. Benerito (1916), Donald Howard Menzel (1901), Margaret Oakley Dayhoff (1925), George Church (1954), Harry B. Gray (1935), and Sam Ruben (1913).

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