PHYSICIST
Val Logsdon Fitch
1923 - 2015
Val Logsdon Fitch
Val Logsdon Fitch (March 10, 1923 – February 5, 2015) was an American nuclear physicist who, with co-researcher James Cronin, was awarded the 1980 Nobel Prize in Physics for a 1964 experiment using the Alternating Gradient Synchrotron at Brookhaven National Laboratory that proved that certain subatomic reactions do not adhere to fundamental symmetry principles. Specifically, they proved, by examining the decay of K-mesons, that a reaction run in reverse does not retrace the path of the original reaction, which showed that the reactions of subatomic particles are not indifferent to time. Thus the phenomenon of CP violation was discovered. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Val Logsdon Fitch has received more than 207,493 page views. His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 58 in 2019). Val Logsdon Fitch is the 126th most popular physicist (up from 154th in 2019), the 456th most popular biography from United States (up from 657th in 2019) and the 14th most popular American Physicist.
Val Logsdon Fitch is most famous for being the author of The Mother Earth News, a magazine that promotes sustainability.
Memorability Metrics
210k
Page Views (PV)
67.45
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
60
Languages Editions (L)
23.67
Effective Languages (L*)
2.46
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Val Logsdon Fitch ranks 126 out of 851. Before him are James Franck, Isamu Akasaki, Javier Solana, Isidor Isaac Rabi, Julius von Mayer, and C. V. Raman. After him are François Englert, Robert Coleman Richardson, Arno Allan Penzias, Frits Zernike, Ernst Abbe, and Laura Bassi.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJames Franck
1882 - 1964
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 120
Isamu Akasaki
1929 - 2021
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 121
Javier Solana
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 122
Isidor Isaac Rabi
1898 - 1988
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 123
Julius von Mayer
1814 - 1878
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 124
C. V. Raman
1888 - 1970
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 125
Val Logsdon Fitch
1923 - 2015
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 126
François Englert
1932 - Present
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 127
Robert Coleman Richardson
1937 - 2013
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 128
Arno Allan Penzias
1933 - 2024
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 129
Frits Zernike
1888 - 1966
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 130
Ernst Abbe
1840 - 1905
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 131
Laura Bassi
1711 - 1778
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 132
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1923, Val Logsdon Fitch ranks 19. Before him are Peter II of Yugoslavia, Irma Grese, Marcel Marceau, Nadine Gordimer, Mas Oyama, and György Ligeti. After him are Roy Lichtenstein, Carroll Shelby, Franco Zeffirelli, Jack Kilby, Richard Attenborough, and Yma Sumac. Among people deceased in 2015, Val Logsdon Fitch ranks 19. Before him are Helmut Schmidt, Anita Ekberg, Süleyman Demirel, Henning Mankell, Josef Masopust, and Laura Antonelli. After him are Kim Young-sam, Richard von Weizsäcker, Ulrich Beck, Leonard Nimoy, Lemmy, and Yitzhak Navon.
Others Born in 1923
Go to all RankingsPeter II of Yugoslavia
POLITICIAN
1923 - 1970
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 13
Irma Grese
POLITICIAN
1923 - 1945
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 14
Marcel Marceau
ACTOR
1923 - 2007
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 15
Nadine Gordimer
WRITER
1923 - 2014
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 16
Mas Oyama
MARTIAL ARTS
1923 - 1994
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 17
György Ligeti
COMPOSER
1923 - 2006
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 18
Val Logsdon Fitch
PHYSICIST
1923 - 2015
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 19
Roy Lichtenstein
ARTIST
1923 - 1997
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 20
Carroll Shelby
RACING DRIVER
1923 - 2012
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 21
Franco Zeffirelli
FILM DIRECTOR
1923 - 2019
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 22
Jack Kilby
ENGINEER
1923 - 2005
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 23
Richard Attenborough
FILM DIRECTOR
1923 - 2014
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 24
Yma Sumac
SINGER
1923 - 2008
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 25
Others Deceased in 2015
Go to all RankingsHelmut Schmidt
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2015
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 13
Anita Ekberg
ACTOR
1931 - 2015
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 14
Süleyman Demirel
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2015
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 15
Henning Mankell
WRITER
1948 - 2015
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 16
Josef Masopust
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2015
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 17
Laura Antonelli
ACTOR
1941 - 2015
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 18
Val Logsdon Fitch
PHYSICIST
1923 - 2015
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 19
Kim Young-sam
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2015
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 20
Richard von Weizsäcker
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2015
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 21
Ulrich Beck
SOCIOLOGIST
1944 - 2015
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 22
Leonard Nimoy
ACTOR
1931 - 2015
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 23
Lemmy
MUSICIAN
1945 - 2015
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 24
Yitzhak Navon
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2015
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 25
In United States
Among people born in United States, Val Logsdon Fitch ranks 456 out of 20,380. Before him are O. J. Simpson (1947), George Herbert Mead (1863), Robert Johnson (1911), Viggo Mortensen (1958), Diana Ross (1944), and Herbert Spencer Gasser (1888). After him are William G. Morgan (1870), Danny Trejo (1944), Roy Lichtenstein (1923), Robert Zemeckis (1952), Ralph Lauren (1939), and Elinor Ostrom (1933).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsO. J. Simpson
AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER
1947 - 2024
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 450
George Herbert Mead
PHILOSOPHER
1863 - 1931
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 451
Robert Johnson
MUSICIAN
1911 - 1938
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 452
Viggo Mortensen
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 453
Diana Ross
SINGER
1944 - Present
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 454
Herbert Spencer Gasser
PHYSICIAN
1888 - 1963
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 455
Val Logsdon Fitch
PHYSICIST
1923 - 2015
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 456
William G. Morgan
INVENTOR
1870 - 1942
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 457
Danny Trejo
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 458
Roy Lichtenstein
ARTIST
1923 - 1997
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 459
Robert Zemeckis
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 460
Ralph Lauren
FASHION DESIGNER
1939 - Present
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 461
Elinor Ostrom
ECONOMIST
1933 - 2012
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 462
Among PHYSICISTS In United States
Among physicists born in United States, Val Logsdon Fitch ranks 14. Before him are John Bardeen (1908), Clinton Davisson (1881), Willis Lamb (1913), Owen Chamberlain (1920), Ben Roy Mottelson (1926), and Joseph Henry (1797). After him are Robert Coleman Richardson (1937), Donald A. Glaser (1926), Kip Thorne (1940), Arthur Compton (1892), Hugh Everett III (1930), and Melvin Schwartz (1932).
John Bardeen
1908 - 1991
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 8
Clinton Davisson
1881 - 1958
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 9
Willis Lamb
1913 - 2008
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 10
Owen Chamberlain
1920 - 2006
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 11
Ben Roy Mottelson
1926 - 2022
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 12
Joseph Henry
1797 - 1878
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 13
Val Logsdon Fitch
1923 - 2015
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 14
Robert Coleman Richardson
1937 - 2013
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 15
Donald A. Glaser
1926 - 2013
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 16
Kip Thorne
1940 - Present
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 17
Arthur Compton
1892 - 1962
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 18
Hugh Everett III
1930 - 1982
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 19
Melvin Schwartz
1932 - 2006
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 20