PHYSICIST
Felix Bloch
1905 - 1983
Felix Bloch
Felix Bloch (; German: [blɔx]; 23 October 1905 – 10 September 1983) was a Swiss-American physicist and Nobel physics laureate who worked mainly in the U.S. He and Edward Mills Purcell were awarded the 1952 Nobel Prize for Physics for "their development of new ways and methods for nuclear magnetic precision measurements." In 1954–1955, he served for one year as the first director-general of CERN. Felix Bloch made fundamental theoretical contributions to the understanding of ferromagnetism and electron behavior in crystal lattices. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Felix Bloch has received more than 475,955 page views. His biography is available in 76 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 70 in 2019). Felix Bloch is the 133rd most popular physicist (up from 143rd in 2019), the 43rd most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 52nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Swiss Physicist.
Felix Bloch is most famous for his work in quantum mechanics. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1952 for his work in quantum electrodynamics.
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480k
Page Views (PV)
67.21
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
10.88
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Felix Bloch ranks 133 out of 851. Before him are François Englert, Robert Coleman Richardson, Arno Allan Penzias, Frits Zernike, Ernst Abbe, and Laura Bassi. After him are Walther Bothe, Hideki Yukawa, William Henry Bragg, Peter Grünberg, Augustin-Jean Fresnel, and Rudolf Mössbauer.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFrançois Englert
1932 - Present
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 127
Robert Coleman Richardson
1937 - 2013
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 128
Arno Allan Penzias
1933 - 2024
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 129
Frits Zernike
1888 - 1966
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 130
Ernst Abbe
1840 - 1905
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 131
Laura Bassi
1711 - 1778
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 132
Felix Bloch
1905 - 1983
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 133
Walther Bothe
1891 - 1957
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 134
Hideki Yukawa
1907 - 1981
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 135
William Henry Bragg
1862 - 1942
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 136
Peter Grünberg
1939 - 2018
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 137
Augustin-Jean Fresnel
1788 - 1827
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 138
Rudolf Mössbauer
1929 - 2011
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 139
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1905, Felix Bloch ranks 18. Before him are Carl David Anderson, Faustina Kowalska, Mikhail Sholokhov, Astrid of Sweden, Vasily Grossman, and Maria von Trapp. After him are Arthur Koestler, Marcel Lefebvre, Raymond Aron, Guillermo Stábile, Artem Mikoyan, and Emilio Segrè. Among people deceased in 1983, Felix Bloch ranks 10. Before him are Leopold III of Belgium, Luis Buñuel, Umberto II of Italy, Hergé, Idris of Libya, and Jon Brower Minnoch. After him are Tennessee Williams, Meyer Lansky, Arthur Koestler, Albert Claude, Nikolai Podgorny, and Raymond Aron.
Others Born in 1905
Go to all RankingsCarl David Anderson
PHYSICIST
1905 - 1991
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 12
Faustina Kowalska
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1905 - 1938
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 13
Mikhail Sholokhov
WRITER
1905 - 1984
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 14
Astrid of Sweden
COMPANION
1905 - 1935
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 15
Vasily Grossman
WRITER
1905 - 1964
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 16
Maria von Trapp
CELEBRITY
1905 - 1987
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 17
Felix Bloch
PHYSICIST
1905 - 1983
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 18
Arthur Koestler
WRITER
1905 - 1983
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 19
Marcel Lefebvre
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1905 - 1991
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 20
Raymond Aron
PHILOSOPHER
1905 - 1983
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 21
Guillermo Stábile
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1966
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 22
Artem Mikoyan
ENGINEER
1905 - 1970
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 23
Emilio Segrè
PHYSICIST
1905 - 1989
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 24
Others Deceased in 1983
Go to all RankingsLeopold III of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1983
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 4
Luis Buñuel
FILM DIRECTOR
1900 - 1983
HPI: 74.73
Rank: 5
Umberto II of Italy
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1983
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 6
Hergé
COMIC ARTIST
1907 - 1983
HPI: 69.61
Rank: 7
Idris of Libya
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1983
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 8
Jon Brower Minnoch
CELEBRITY
1941 - 1983
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 9
Felix Bloch
PHYSICIST
1905 - 1983
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 10
Tennessee Williams
WRITER
1911 - 1983
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 11
Meyer Lansky
MAFIOSO
1902 - 1983
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 12
Arthur Koestler
WRITER
1905 - 1983
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 13
Albert Claude
BIOLOGIST
1899 - 1983
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 14
Nikolai Podgorny
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1983
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 15
Raymond Aron
PHILOSOPHER
1905 - 1983
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 16
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Felix Bloch ranks 43 out of 1,015. Before him are Adelaide of Italy (931), Ursula Andress (1936), Franz Mesmer (1734), Eugen Bleuler (1857), Jacob Bernoulli (1654), and Angelica Kauffman (1741). After him are Albert II, Duke of Austria (1298), Emil Theodor Kocher (1841), Elisabeth Kübler-Ross (1926), Benjamin Constant (1767), Auguste Piccard (1884), and Johannes Itten (1888).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsAdelaide of Italy
COMPANION
931 - 999
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 37
Ursula Andress
ACTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 38
Franz Mesmer
PHYSICIAN
1734 - 1815
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 39
Eugen Bleuler
PHYSICIAN
1857 - 1939
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 40
Jacob Bernoulli
MATHEMATICIAN
1654 - 1705
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 41
Angelica Kauffman
PAINTER
1741 - 1807
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 42
Felix Bloch
PHYSICIST
1905 - 1983
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 43
Albert II, Duke of Austria
POLITICIAN
1298 - 1358
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 44
Emil Theodor Kocher
PHYSICIAN
1841 - 1917
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 45
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
PHYSICIAN
1926 - 2004
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 46
Benjamin Constant
PHILOSOPHER
1767 - 1830
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 47
Auguste Piccard
PHYSICIST
1884 - 1962
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 48
Johannes Itten
PAINTER
1888 - 1967
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 49
Among PHYSICISTS In Switzerland
Among physicists born in Switzerland, Felix Bloch ranks 4. Before him are Charles Édouard Guillaume (1861), Heinrich Rohrer (1933), and K. Alex Müller (1927). After him are Auguste Piccard (1884), Johann Jakob Balmer (1825), Ami Argand (1750), Walter H. Schottky (1886), Raoul Pictet (1846), Walther Ritz (1878), Jakob II Bernoulli (1759), and Alfred Kleiner (1849).
Charles Édouard Guillaume
1861 - 1938
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 1
Heinrich Rohrer
1933 - 2013
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 2
K. Alex Müller
1927 - 2023
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 3
Felix Bloch
1905 - 1983
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 4
Auguste Piccard
1884 - 1962
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 5
Johann Jakob Balmer
1825 - 1898
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 6
Ami Argand
1750 - 1803
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 7
Walter H. Schottky
1886 - 1976
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 8
Raoul Pictet
1846 - 1929
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 9
Walther Ritz
1878 - 1909
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 10
Jakob II Bernoulli
1759 - 1789
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 11
Alfred Kleiner
1849 - 1916
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 12