PHYSICIST
Robert Serber
1909 - 1997
Robert Serber
Robert Serber (March 14, 1909 – June 1, 1997) was an American physicist who participated in the Manhattan Project. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Serber has received more than 566,027 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Robert Serber is the 415th most popular physicist (up from 736th in 2019), the 2,773rd most popular biography from United States (up from 10,690th in 2019) and the 82nd most popular American Physicist.
Memorability Metrics
570k
Page Views (PV)
61.59
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
3.44
Effective Languages (L*)
2.93
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Robert Serber ranks 415 out of 851. Before him are Edwin Hall, Stefan Hell, Sergey Ivanovich Vavilov, Vladimir Chelomey, Henri Tresca, and Fabiola Gianotti. After him are Heinrich Wilhelm Dove, Evelyn Fox Keller, Yulii Khariton, Arpad Elo, Leonard Susskind, and Jacob Bekenstein.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEdwin Hall
1855 - 1938
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 409
Stefan Hell
1962 - Present
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 410
Sergey Ivanovich Vavilov
1891 - 1951
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 411
Vladimir Chelomey
1914 - 1984
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 412
Henri Tresca
1814 - 1885
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 413
Fabiola Gianotti
1960 - Present
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 414
Robert Serber
1909 - 1997
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 415
Heinrich Wilhelm Dove
1803 - 1879
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 416
Evelyn Fox Keller
1936 - 2023
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 417
Yulii Khariton
1904 - 1996
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 418
Arpad Elo
1903 - 1992
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 419
Leonard Susskind
1940 - Present
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 420
Jacob Bekenstein
1947 - 2015
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 421
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1909, Robert Serber ranks 108. Before him are Juan Bosch, Marie-Thérèse Walter, C. N. Annadurai, Nelson Algren, Harro Schulze-Boysen, and Matti Järvinen. After him are Eduard Wirths, Abdulrahman Fawzi, Mehmed Orhan, Franz Six, Gene Krupa, and Indro Montanelli. Among people deceased in 1997, Robert Serber ranks 100. Before him are Martin Schwarzschild, Allan Edwall, Jambyn Batmönkh, Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr., Bo Widerberg, and Félix Candela. After him are Shintaro Katsu, Hans Robert Jauss, Jean Françaix, Jean-Dominique Bauby, Laurean Rugambwa, and Edward Mulhare.
Others Born in 1909
Go to all RankingsJuan Bosch
POLITICIAN
1909 - 2001
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 102
Marie-Thérèse Walter
COMPANION
1909 - 1977
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 103
C. N. Annadurai
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1969
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 104
Nelson Algren
WRITER
1909 - 1981
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 105
Harro Schulze-Boysen
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1909 - 1942
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 106
Matti Järvinen
ATHLETE
1909 - 1985
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 107
Robert Serber
PHYSICIST
1909 - 1997
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 108
Eduard Wirths
PHYSICIAN
1909 - 1945
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 109
Abdulrahman Fawzi
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1988
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 110
Mehmed Orhan
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1994
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 111
Franz Six
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1975
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 112
Gene Krupa
MUSICIAN
1909 - 1973
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 113
Indro Montanelli
WRITER
1909 - 2001
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 114
Others Deceased in 1997
Go to all RankingsMartin Schwarzschild
ASTRONOMER
1912 - 1997
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 94
Allan Edwall
ACTOR
1924 - 1997
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 95
Jambyn Batmönkh
POLITICIAN
1926 - 1997
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 96
Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr.
DESIGNER
1914 - 1997
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 97
Bo Widerberg
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 1997
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 98
Félix Candela
ARCHITECT
1910 - 1997
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 99
Robert Serber
PHYSICIST
1909 - 1997
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 100
Shintaro Katsu
ACTOR
1931 - 1997
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 101
Hans Robert Jauss
PHILOSOPHER
1921 - 1997
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 102
Jean Françaix
COMPOSER
1912 - 1997
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 103
Jean-Dominique Bauby
WRITER
1952 - 1997
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 104
Laurean Rugambwa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1912 - 1997
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 105
Edward Mulhare
ACTOR
1923 - 1997
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 106
In United States
Among people born in United States, Robert Serber ranks 2,773 out of 20,380. Before him are Samuel Pierpont Langley (1834), Brian Weiss (1944), Audre Lorde (1934), Howard Schultz (1953), Miley Cyrus (1992), and Charles Robert Jenkins (1940). After him are Robert Garrett (1875), Paul Reubens (1952), Charles W. Fairbanks (1852), Don Simpson (1943), Melanie (1947), and Thelma Ritter (1902).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsSamuel Pierpont Langley
INVENTOR
1834 - 1906
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 2,767
Brian Weiss
PSYCHOLOGIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 2,768
Audre Lorde
WRITER
1934 - 1992
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 2,769
Howard Schultz
BUSINESSPERSON
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 2,770
Miley Cyrus
SINGER
1992 - Present
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 2,771
Charles Robert Jenkins
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1940 - 2017
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 2,772
Robert Serber
PHYSICIST
1909 - 1997
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 2,773
Robert Garrett
ATHLETE
1875 - 1961
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 2,774
Paul Reubens
ACTOR
1952 - 2023
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 2,775
Charles W. Fairbanks
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1918
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 2,776
Don Simpson
PRODUCER
1943 - 1996
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 2,777
Melanie
SINGER
1947 - 2024
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 2,778
Thelma Ritter
ACTOR
1902 - 1969
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 2,779
Among PHYSICISTS In United States
Among physicists born in United States, Robert Serber ranks 82. Before him are Ralph Asher Alpher (1921), Robert Brout (1928), Edward Witten (1951), Chester Carlson (1906), Nick Holonyak (1928), and Edwin Hall (1855). After him are Evelyn Fox Keller (1936), Leonard Susskind (1940), Saul Perlmutter (1959), Karl Guthe Jansky (1905), Robert J. Van de Graaff (1901), and Philip Morrison (1915).
Ralph Asher Alpher
1921 - 2007
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 76
Robert Brout
1928 - 2011
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 77
Edward Witten
1951 - Present
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 78
Chester Carlson
1906 - 1968
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 79
Nick Holonyak
1928 - 2022
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 80
Edwin Hall
1855 - 1938
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 81
Robert Serber
1909 - 1997
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 82
Evelyn Fox Keller
1936 - 2023
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 83
Leonard Susskind
1940 - Present
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 84
Saul Perlmutter
1959 - Present
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 85
Karl Guthe Jansky
1905 - 1950
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 86
Robert J. Van de Graaff
1901 - 1967
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 87
Philip Morrison
1915 - 2005
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 88