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Stanford R. Ovshinsky

1922 - 2012

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Stanford Robert Ovshinsky (November 24, 1922 – October 17, 2012) was an American engineer, scientist and inventor who over a span of fifty years was granted well over 400 patents, mostly in the areas of energy and information. Many of his inventions have had wide-ranging applications. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stanford R. Ovshinsky has received more than 134,342 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Stanford R. Ovshinsky is the 377th most popular inventor (down from 344th in 2019), the 12,756th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,140th in 2019) and the 113th most popular American Inventor.

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.36

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  • 3.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Stanford R. Ovshinsky ranks 377 out of 354. Before him are Arthur Fry, Walter Frederick Morrison, John F. Seitz, Lawrence Hargrave, Charles F. Kettering, and Marc Andreessen. After him are Jarkko Oikarinen, David Hahn, Boyan Slat, Wendell Brown, Tony Fadell, and Jack Andraka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Stanford R. Ovshinsky ranks 400. Before him are Gil Merrick, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Lamont Johnson, Frank Spellman, and Norman Lear. After him are Ivor Broadis, Francis Pym, Syd Owen, John Chafee, Gale Storm, and Bernard Bailyn. Among people deceased in 2012, Stanford R. Ovshinsky ranks 436. Before him are Joyce Redman, Leslie Claudius, A. K. Hangal, Sylvia Fedoruk, Jerry Nelson, and Nina Bawden. After him are Dolphy, Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó, Kenny Rollins, Miguel Calero, Roman Totenberg, and Dave Sexton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Stanford R. Ovshinsky ranks 12,756 out of 18,182. Before him are Harmony Korine (1973), Eric Wynalda (1969), Frances Langford (1913), Jennifer Lien (1974), Lyle Talbot (1902), and Erik Prince (1969). After him are Kristen Schaal (1978), Ashlee Simpson (1984), Kirsten Gillibrand (1966), Billy Ray (2000), Emily Swallow (1979), and Loren Dean (1969).

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Among INVENTORS In United States

Among inventors born in United States, Stanford R. Ovshinsky ranks 113. Before him are Arnold Orville Beckman (1900), Arthur Fry (1931), Walter Frederick Morrison (1920), John F. Seitz (1892), Charles F. Kettering (1958), and Marc Andreessen (1971). After him are David Hahn (1976), Wendell Brown (1961), Tony Fadell (1969), Jack Andraka (1997), and George Hotz (1989).

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