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Norman Holter

1914 - 1983

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Norman Jefferis "Jeff" Holter (February 1, 1914 – July 21, 1983) was an American biophysicist who invented the Holter monitor, a portable device for continuously monitoring the electrical activity of the heart for 24 hours or more. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Norman Holter has received more than 60,542 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Norman Holter is the 545th most popular physicist, the 4,646th most popular biography from United States and the 110th most popular American Physicist.

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  • 51.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, Norman Holter ranks 545 out of 851. Before him are Abraham Alikhanov, Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski, John Sealy Townsend, Alfred Perot, Artem Alikhanian, and Heinz von Foerster. After him are Lev Artsimovich, C. P. Snow, Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, Theodore Lyman IV, David Deutsch, and Willem Hendrik Keesom.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Norman Holter ranks 205. Before him are Igor M. Diakonoff, Akira Ifukube, Frances Oldham Kelsey, Shaken Aimanov, Bertus Aafjes, and Josep Escolà. After him are Haroun Tazieff, Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury, Arvīds Jansons, Mihailo Lalić, Viktor Grishin, and Gisèle Casadesus. Among people deceased in 1983, Norman Holter ranks 129. Before him are Romain Maes, Gabrielle Roy, Cathy Berberian, José Iraragorri, Musine Kokalari, and Herman Kahn. After him are Nichita Stănescu, Mykola Bazhan, Mary Renault, Christophe Soglo, Bill Brandt, and Juan Carlos Zabala.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Norman Holter ranks 4,646 out of 20,380. Before him are Marilyn Horne (1934), D'arcy Wretzky (1968), Herman Kahn (1922), Paul Alexander (1946), Charles Fort (1874), and Olivia Wilde (1984). After him are Evelyne Hall (1909), Al Jardine (1942), Emmy Rossum (1986), Louis Leon Thurstone (1887), Fats Waller (1904), and Lewis Terman (1877).

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Among PHYSICISTS In United States

Among physicists born in United States, Norman Holter ranks 110. Before him are Alan Sokal (1955), John Henry Schwarz (1941), Samuel T. Cohen (1921), Edward Condon (1902), Bryce DeWitt (1923), and Eric Allin Cornell (1961). After him are Theodore Lyman IV (1874), John G. Trump (1907), Frank J. Tipler (1947), Kenneth Bainbridge (1904), Charles W. Misner (1932), and William D. Coolidge (1873).

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