PHYSICIST
Robert Bacher
1905 - 2004
Robert Bacher
Robert Fox Bacher (August 31, 1905 – November 18, 2004) was an American nuclear physicist and one of the leaders of the Manhattan Project. Born in Loudonville, Ohio, Bacher obtained his undergraduate degree and doctorate from the University of Michigan, writing his 1930 doctoral thesis under the supervision of Samuel Goudsmit on the Zeeman effect of the hyperfine structure of atomic levels. After graduate work at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), he accepted a job at Columbia University. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Bacher has received more than 119,744 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Bacher is the 765th most popular physicist (down from 713th in 2019), the 10,030th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,462nd in 2019) and the 168th most popular American Physicist.
Memorability Metrics
120k
Page Views (PV)
43.58
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
2.89
Effective Languages (L*)
2.65
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Robert Bachers by language
Over the past year Robert Bacher has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 29,849 views, followed by French (2,421), and Russian (2,407). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are French (222.37%), English (121.81%), and Russian (100.08%)
Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Robert Bacher ranks 765 out of 851. Before him are Valentine Telegdi, Robert Marshak, Jürgen Kurths, Peter Zoller, Anatoly Logunov, and Sidney Coleman. After him are Jacques Friedel, Shirley Ann Jackson, Edward C. Stone, Stanton T. Friedman, Erwin Hahn, and Charles Sheffield.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsValentine Telegdi
1922 - 2006
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 759
Robert Marshak
1916 - 1992
HPI: 44.11
Rank: 760
Jürgen Kurths
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 761
Peter Zoller
1952 - Present
HPI: 44.00
Rank: 762
Anatoly Logunov
1926 - 2015
HPI: 43.79
Rank: 763
Sidney Coleman
1937 - 2007
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 764
Robert Bacher
1905 - 2004
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 765
Jacques Friedel
1921 - 2014
HPI: 43.51
Rank: 766
Shirley Ann Jackson
1946 - Present
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 767
Edward C. Stone
1936 - Present
HPI: 43.40
Rank: 768
Stanton T. Friedman
1934 - 2019
HPI: 43.14
Rank: 769
Erwin Hahn
1921 - 2016
HPI: 43.05
Rank: 770
Charles Sheffield
1935 - 2002
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 771
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1905, Robert Bacher ranks 364. Before him are Edvin Laine, Hanns Kilian, Helen Sawyer Hogg, Kenneth Rexroth, Isaac Kashdan, and Tommy Flowers. After him are Friederich Franzl, Leroy Carr, Enrico Rivolta, Pierre Jaccoud, George Gulack, and René Bondoux. Among people deceased in 2004, Robert Bacher ranks 290. Before him are Kristian Henriksen, Eric Douglas, Yang Xinhai, Nirupa Roy, Fernando Poe Jr., and Lea De Mae. After him are Arnold Orville Beckman, Vilayat Khan, George Hunter, Jacek Kaczmarski, Bill Pickering, and Ruslan Gelayev.
Others Born in 1905
Go to all RankingsEdvin Laine
FILM DIRECTOR
1905 - 1989
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 358
Hanns Kilian
ATHLETE
1905 - 1981
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 359
Helen Sawyer Hogg
ASTRONOMER
1905 - 1993
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 360
Kenneth Rexroth
WRITER
1905 - 1982
HPI: 43.71
Rank: 361
Isaac Kashdan
CHESS PLAYER
1905 - 1985
HPI: 43.62
Rank: 362
Tommy Flowers
ENGINEER
1905 - 1998
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 363
Robert Bacher
PHYSICIST
1905 - 2004
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 364
Friederich Franzl
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1989
HPI: 43.40
Rank: 365
Leroy Carr
SINGER
1905 - 1935
HPI: 43.29
Rank: 366
Enrico Rivolta
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1974
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 367
Pierre Jaccoud
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1996
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 368
George Gulack
ATHLETE
1905 - 1987
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 369
René Bondoux
ATHLETE
1905 - 2001
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 370
Others Deceased in 2004
Go to all RankingsKristian Henriksen
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 2004
HPI: 44.34
Rank: 284
Eric Douglas
ACTOR
1958 - 2004
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 285
Yang Xinhai
EXTREMIST
1968 - 2004
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 286
Nirupa Roy
ACTOR
1931 - 2004
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 287
Fernando Poe Jr.
ACTOR
1939 - 2004
HPI: 44.02
Rank: 288
Lea De Mae
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1976 - 2004
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 289
Robert Bacher
PHYSICIST
1905 - 2004
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 290
Arnold Orville Beckman
INVENTOR
1900 - 2004
HPI: 43.34
Rank: 291
Vilayat Khan
MUSICIAN
1928 - 2004
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 292
George Hunter
BOXER
1927 - 2004
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 293
Jacek Kaczmarski
SINGER
1957 - 2004
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 294
Bill Pickering
POLITICIAN
1910 - 2004
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 295
Ruslan Gelayev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1964 - 2004
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 296
In United States
Among people born in United States, Robert Bacher ranks 10,030 out of 20,380. Before him are Susan Oliver (1932), Paul Le Mat (1945), Terry Callier (1945), Sidney Coleman (1937), Rosie Perez (1964), and Jane Krakowski (1968). After him are Charles Brackett (1892), Bridget Regan (1982), Eugene Pallette (1889), John Perry Barlow (1947), Royce D. Applegate (1939), and John Sedgwick (1813).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsSusan Oliver
ACTOR
1932 - 1990
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 10,024
Paul Le Mat
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 10,025
Terry Callier
MUSICIAN
1945 - 2012
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 10,026
Sidney Coleman
PHYSICIST
1937 - 2007
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 10,027
Rosie Perez
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 10,028
Jane Krakowski
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 10,029
Robert Bacher
PHYSICIST
1905 - 2004
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 10,030
Charles Brackett
WRITER
1892 - 1969
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 10,031
Bridget Regan
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 10,032
Eugene Pallette
ACTOR
1889 - 1954
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 10,033
John Perry Barlow
WRITER
1947 - 2018
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 10,034
Royce D. Applegate
ACTOR
1939 - 2003
HPI: 43.57
Rank: 10,035
John Sedgwick
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1813 - 1864
HPI: 43.57
Rank: 10,036
Among PHYSICISTS In United States
Among physicists born in United States, Robert Bacher ranks 168. Before him are Seymour Benzer (1921), William Stanley Jr. (1858), Frank Benford (1883), Conyers Herring (1914), Robert Marshak (1916), and Sidney Coleman (1937). After him are Shirley Ann Jackson (1946), Edward C. Stone (1936), Stanton T. Friedman (1934), Erwin Hahn (1921), James M. Bardeen (1939), and Bertrand Halperin (1941).
Seymour Benzer
1921 - 2007
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 162
William Stanley Jr.
1858 - 1916
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 163
Frank Benford
1883 - 1948
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 164
Conyers Herring
1914 - 2009
HPI: 44.48
Rank: 165
Robert Marshak
1916 - 1992
HPI: 44.11
Rank: 166
Sidney Coleman
1937 - 2007
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 167
Robert Bacher
1905 - 2004
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 168
Shirley Ann Jackson
1946 - Present
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 169
Edward C. Stone
1936 - Present
HPI: 43.40
Rank: 170
Stanton T. Friedman
1934 - 2019
HPI: 43.14
Rank: 171
Erwin Hahn
1921 - 2016
HPI: 43.05
Rank: 172
James M. Bardeen
1939 - 2022
HPI: 42.65
Rank: 173
Bertrand Halperin
1941 - Present
HPI: 42.49
Rank: 174