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Robert L. Forward

1932 - 2002

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Robert Lull Forward (August 15, 1932 – September 21, 2002) was an American physicist and science fiction writer. His literary work was noted for its scientific credibility and use of ideas developed from his career as an aerospace engineer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert L. Forward has received more than 156,840 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Robert L. Forward is the 786th most popular physicist (down from 674th in 2019), the 11,121st most popular biography from United States (down from 7,863rd in 2019) and the 178th most popular American Physicist.

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  • 160k

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  • 42.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, Robert L. Forward ranks 786 out of 851. Before him are Ronald Drever, Bertrand Halperin, James Hartle, Samuel King Allison, Daniel Kleppner, and John Pendry. After him are Ayşe Erzan, Werner Israel, Léon Rosenfeld, Emil Wolf, Cumrun Vafa, and Yash Pal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Robert L. Forward ranks 519. Before him are Daniel Kleppner, Poul Pedersen, Derek Taylor, Barbara Shelley, Vitold Kreyer, and Athol Fugard. After him are Danny Hodge, Coxsone Dodd, Gennadiy Shatkov, Bob Lutz, Mae Faggs, and Voitto Hellsten. Among people deceased in 2002, Robert L. Forward ranks 329. Before him are Renato Pirocchi, Marga Petersen, Jam Master Jay, Krishan Kant, Jürgen Werner, and Dave Williams. After him are Pat Flaherty, Jack Fairman, Jim "Bad News" Barnes, Marcel Hansenne, Günther Ortmann, and Kaifi Azmi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert L. Forward ranks 11,121 out of 20,380. Before him are Bill Mumy (1954), Christine Taylor (1971), Oliver Wolcott Jr. (1760), Thomas Dewing (1851), Constance Cummings (1910), and George Simpson (1908). After him are Simon Rex (1974), Vince Boryla (1927), Eben Moglen (1959), Don Messick (1926), Susan Helms (1958), and Dana Ashbrook (1967).

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Among PHYSICISTS In United States

Among physicists born in United States, Robert L. Forward ranks 178. Before him are Erwin Hahn (1921), James M. Bardeen (1939), Bertrand Halperin (1941), James Hartle (1939), Samuel King Allison (1900), and Daniel Kleppner (1932). After him are Sarah Frances Whiting (1847), Robert Detweiler (1930), Frank Press (1924), David J. Griffiths (1942), Edwin Thompson Jaynes (1922), and Stephen L. Adler (1939).

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