ENGINEER
John R. Pierce
1910 - 2002
John R. Pierce
John Robinson Pierce (March 27, 1910 – April 2, 2002), was an American engineer and author. He did extensive work concerning radio communication, microwave technology, computer music, psychoacoustics, and science fiction. Additionally to his professional career he wrote science fiction for many years using the names John Pierce, John R. Pierce, and J. J. Coupling. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John R. Pierce has received more than 131,782 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. John R. Pierce is the 299th most popular engineer (down from 287th in 2019).
Memorability Metrics
130k
Page Views (PV)
44.38
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
4.23
Effective Languages (L*)
2.55
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among ENGINEERS
Among engineers, John R. Pierce ranks 299 out of 323. Before him are R. J. Mitchell, Guenther Steiner, Louis Armand, Hugh Latimer Dryden, Christopher Cockerell, and Robert H. Dennard. After him are Franciszek Rychnowski, Yaakov Ziv, Aldo Costa, Mario Theissen, Yahya Ayyash, and Joseph Bazalgette.
Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia
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R. J. Mitchell
1895 - 1937
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 293
Guenther Steiner
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.76
Rank: 294
Louis Armand
1905 - 1971
HPI: 44.73
Rank: 295
Hugh Latimer Dryden
1898 - 1965
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 296
Christopher Cockerell
1910 - 1999
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 297
Robert H. Dennard
1932 - Present
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 298
John R. Pierce
1910 - 2002
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 299
Franciszek Rychnowski
1850 - 1929
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 300
Yaakov Ziv
1931 - 2023
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 301
Aldo Costa
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 302
Mario Theissen
1952 - Present
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 303
Yahya Ayyash
1966 - 1996
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 304
Joseph Bazalgette
1819 - 1891
HPI: 43.41
Rank: 305
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1910, John R. Pierce ranks 298. Before him are Ester Boserup, Ralph Metcalfe, Max Miedinger, Ramón Zabalo, Robert Buron, and Giancarlo Brusati. After him are Robert Earl Jones, Josef Hassmann, Juan Valdivieso, Toon Oprinsen, Luise Ullrich, and Arthur Hunnicutt. Among people deceased in 2002, John R. Pierce ranks 253. Before him are Jeff Corey, Johnny Unitas, Conny Vandenbos, Louis-Marie Billé, Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal, and Robert L. Forward. After him are Willie Davenport, Mustafa Mansour, Anatoli Bashashkin, Ruth Svedberg, Signe Hasso, and Jack Kruschen.
Others Born in 1910
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Ester Boserup
1910 - 1999
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 292
Ralph Metcalfe
1910 - 1978
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 293
Max Miedinger
1910 - 1980
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 294
Ramón Zabalo
1910 - 1967
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 295
Robert Buron
1910 - 1973
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 296
Giancarlo Brusati
1910 - 2001
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 297
John R. Pierce
1910 - 2002
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 298
Robert Earl Jones
1910 - 2006
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 299
Josef Hassmann
1910 - 1969
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 300
Juan Valdivieso
1910 - 2007
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 301
Toon Oprinsen
1910 - 1945
HPI: 43.77
Rank: 302
Luise Ullrich
1910 - 1985
HPI: 43.77
Rank: 303
Arthur Hunnicutt
1910 - 1979
HPI: 43.75
Rank: 304
Others Deceased in 2002
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Jeff Corey
1914 - 2002
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 247
Johnny Unitas
1933 - 2002
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 248
Conny Vandenbos
1937 - 2002
HPI: 44.55
Rank: 249
Louis-Marie Billé
1938 - 2002
HPI: 44.54
Rank: 250
Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal
1928 - 2002
HPI: 44.53
Rank: 251
Robert L. Forward
1932 - 2002
HPI: 44.52
Rank: 252
John R. Pierce
1910 - 2002
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 253
Willie Davenport
1943 - 2002
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 254
Mustafa Mansour
1914 - 2002
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 255
Anatoli Bashashkin
1924 - 2002
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 256
Ruth Svedberg
1903 - 2002
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 257
Signe Hasso
1915 - 2002
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 258
Jack Kruschen
1922 - 2002
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 259
