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Harry Brearley

1871 - 1948

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Harry Brearley (18 February 1871 – 14 July 1948) was an English metallurgist, credited with the invention of "rustless steel" (later to be called "stainless steel" in the anglophone world). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Harry Brearley has received more than 165,449 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Harry Brearley is the 317th most popular inventor (down from 277th in 2019), the 3,458th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,715th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular British Inventor.

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  • 170k

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  • 46.62

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Harry Brearley ranks 317 out of 354. Before him are Oleg Losev, Robert S. Langer, An Wang, Jozef Murgaš, Alexandre Alexeieff, and Victor Hasselblad. After him are Albrecht Berblinger, Kirkpatrick Macmillan, Henry Shrapnel, Georges Beuchat, Phil Ramone, and Marion Donovan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1871, Harry Brearley ranks 119. Before him are Emiliano Chamorro Vargas, Jan Kotěra, Stijn Streuvels, Dun Karm Psaila, Florence R. Sabin, and Federigo Enriques. After him are Dénes Berinkey, Constantin Argetoianu, Sakai Toshihiko, Bodil Katharine Biørn, Manuel Franco, and Walter Breisky. Among people deceased in 1948, Harry Brearley ranks 134. Before him are Gregg Toland, Kristine Bonnevie, Zhu Ziqing, Alfredo Baldomir, Sylvanus Morley, and Alice Salomon. After him are Constantin Angelescu, Bevil Rudd, Mickey Marcus, Gustav Schuft, Manuel Arce y Ochotorena, and Pencho Zlatev.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Harry Brearley ranks 3,458 out of 7,765. Before him are Albert Hill (1889), Hayley Mills (1946), John Richardson (1787), W. S. Gilbert (1836), George W. Campbell (1769), and Nigel Kennedy (1956). After him are Anthony Andrews (1948), Anna Massey (1937), Frank Hadow (1855), Anton Lesser (1952), John Hopkinson (1849), and William Hemsley (1843).

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Among INVENTORS In United Kingdom

Among inventors born in United Kingdom, Harry Brearley ranks 53. Before him are John Barnard (1946), Joseph Bramah (1748), David Dunbar Buick (1854), Sidney Gilchrist Thomas (1850), William Friese-Greene (1855), and Isaac Pitman (1813). After him are Kirkpatrick Macmillan (1835), Henry Shrapnel (1761), Barnes Wallis (1887), George Graham (1673), Arthur Wynne (1871), and John Whitehurst (1713).

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