PHYSICIST
Norman Foster Ramsey Jr.
1915 - 2011
Norman Foster Ramsey Jr.
Norman Foster Ramsey Jr. (August 27, 1915 – November 4, 2011) was an American physicist who was awarded the 1989 Nobel Prize in Physics for the invention of the separated oscillatory field method (see Ramsey interferometry), which had important applications in the construction of atomic clocks. A physics professor at Harvard University for most of his career, Ramsey also held several posts with such government and international agencies as NATO and the United States Atomic Energy Commission. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Norman Foster Ramsey Jr. has received more than 128,537 page views. His biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 57 in 2019). Norman Foster Ramsey Jr. is the 219th most popular physicist (down from 184th in 2019), the 880th most popular biography from United States (down from 848th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular American Physicist.
Norman Foster Ramsey Jr. is most famous for being the youngest person to receive a Nobel Prize in any field. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1988 at the age of 31 for his work in quantum physics.
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Languages Editions (L)
13.15
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Norman Foster Ramsey Jr. ranks 219 out of 851. Before him are Yoichiro Nambu, Abdus Salam, Jerome Isaac Friedman, Leon Cooper, Clifford Shull, and Chien-Shiung Wu. After him are Vitaly Ginzburg, John L. Hall, John Clauser, Murray Gell-Mann, Sheldon Lee Glashow, and Roy J. Glauber.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsYoichiro Nambu
1921 - 2015
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 213
Abdus Salam
1926 - 1996
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 214
Jerome Isaac Friedman
1930 - Present
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 215
Leon Cooper
1930 - 2024
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 216
Clifford Shull
1915 - 2001
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 217
Chien-Shiung Wu
1912 - 1997
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 218
Norman Foster Ramsey Jr.
1915 - 2011
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 219
Vitaly Ginzburg
1916 - 2009
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 220
John L. Hall
1934 - Present
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 221
John Clauser
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 222
Murray Gell-Mann
1929 - 2019
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 223
Sheldon Lee Glashow
1932 - Present
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 224
Roy J. Glauber
1925 - 2018
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 225
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1915, Norman Foster Ramsey Jr. ranks 30. Before him are Saul Bellow, Curd Jürgens, Charles H. Townes, Les Paul, Robert Hofstadter, and Clifford Shull. After him are Aziz Nesin, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Thomas Huckle Weller, Brother Roger, Shoichi Yokoi, and Rudolf Kirchschläger. Among people deceased in 2011, Norman Foster Ramsey Jr. ranks 34. Before him are Gary Moore, John McCarthy, Manfred Gerlach, Necmettin Erbakan, Christa Wolf, and Ralph M. Steinman. After him are Herbert A. Hauptman, Ernesto Sabato, Lynn Margulis, Jorge Semprún, Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and Tomislav Ivić.
Others Born in 1915
Go to all RankingsSaul Bellow
WRITER
1915 - 2005
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 24
Curd Jürgens
ACTOR
1915 - 1982
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 25
Charles H. Townes
PHYSICIST
1915 - 2015
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 26
Les Paul
INVENTOR
1915 - 2009
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 27
Robert Hofstadter
PHYSICIST
1915 - 1990
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 28
Clifford Shull
PHYSICIST
1915 - 2001
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 29
Norman Foster Ramsey Jr.
PHYSICIST
1915 - 2011
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 30
Aziz Nesin
WRITER
1915 - 1995
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 31
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
SINGER
1915 - 2006
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 32
Thomas Huckle Weller
BIOLOGIST
1915 - 2008
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 33
Brother Roger
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1915 - 2005
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 34
Shoichi Yokoi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1915 - 1997
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 35
Rudolf Kirchschläger
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2000
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 36
Others Deceased in 2011
Go to all RankingsGary Moore
MUSICIAN
1952 - 2011
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 28
John McCarthy
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1927 - 2011
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 29
Manfred Gerlach
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2011
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 30
Necmettin Erbakan
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2011
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 31
Christa Wolf
WRITER
1929 - 2011
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 32
Ralph M. Steinman
BIOLOGIST
1943 - 2011
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 33
Norman Foster Ramsey Jr.
PHYSICIST
1915 - 2011
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 34
Herbert A. Hauptman
MATHEMATICIAN
1917 - 2011
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 35
Ernesto Sabato
WRITER
1911 - 2011
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 36
Lynn Margulis
BIOLOGIST
1938 - 2011
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 37
Jorge Semprún
WRITER
1923 - 2011
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 38
Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2011
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 39
Tomislav Ivić
COACH
1933 - 2011
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 40
In United States
Among people born in United States, Norman Foster Ramsey Jr. ranks 880 out of 20,380. Before him are Wyatt Earp (1848), John Reed (1887), Hulk Hogan (1953), Raymond Carver (1938), Ginger Rogers (1911), and Steve Buscemi (1957). After him are Linda Hamilton (1956), John L. Hall (1934), John Clauser (1942), Michelle Obama (1964), Clifford Geertz (1926), and Winona Ryder (1971).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsWyatt Earp
MAFIOSO
1848 - 1929
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 874
John Reed
JOURNALIST
1887 - 1920
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 875
Hulk Hogan
WRESTLER
1953 - Present
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 876
Raymond Carver
WRITER
1938 - 1988
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 877
Ginger Rogers
ACTOR
1911 - 1995
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 878
Steve Buscemi
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 879
Norman Foster Ramsey Jr.
PHYSICIST
1915 - 2011
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 880
Linda Hamilton
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 881
John L. Hall
PHYSICIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 882
John Clauser
PHYSICIST
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 883
Michelle Obama
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 884
Clifford Geertz
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1926 - 2006
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 885
Winona Ryder
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 886
Among PHYSICISTS In United States
Among physicists born in United States, Norman Foster Ramsey Jr. ranks 43. Before him are James Cronin (1931), David Lee (1931), Arthur Ashkin (1922), Jerome Isaac Friedman (1930), Leon Cooper (1930), and Clifford Shull (1915). After him are John L. Hall (1934), John Clauser (1942), Murray Gell-Mann (1929), Sheldon Lee Glashow (1932), Roy J. Glauber (1925), and Frederick Reines (1918).
James Cronin
1931 - 2016
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 37
David Lee
1931 - Present
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 38
Arthur Ashkin
1922 - 2020
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 39
Jerome Isaac Friedman
1930 - Present
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 40
Leon Cooper
1930 - 2024
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 41
Clifford Shull
1915 - 2001
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 42
Norman Foster Ramsey Jr.
1915 - 2011
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 43
John L. Hall
1934 - Present
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 44
John Clauser
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 45
Murray Gell-Mann
1929 - 2019
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 46
Sheldon Lee Glashow
1932 - Present
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 47
Roy J. Glauber
1925 - 2018
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 48
Frederick Reines
1918 - 1998
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 49