CHEMIST
William E. Moerner
1953 - Today
William E. Moerner
William Esco Moerner, also known as W. E. Moerner, (born June 24, 1953) is an American physical chemist and chemical physicist with current work in the biophysics and imaging of single molecules. He is credited with achieving the first optical detection and spectroscopy of a single molecule in condensed phases, along with his postdoc, Lothar Kador. Optical study of single molecules has subsequently become a widely used single-molecule experiment in chemistry, physics and biology. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William E. Moerner has received more than 139,278 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). William E. Moerner is the 316th most popular chemist (up from 341st in 2019), the 2,290th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,904th in 2019) and the 66th most popular American Chemist.
Memorability Metrics
140k
Page Views (PV)
56.90
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
54
Languages Editions (L)
14.01
Effective Languages (L*)
3.16
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, William E. Moerner ranks 316 out of 602. Before him are Alexander Shulgin, J. D. Bernal, Alice Ball, William Prout, Torbern Bergman, and Frederick Abel. After him are Edward Frankland, M. Stanley Whittingham, Clemens Winkler, Louis E. Brus, Charles Friedel, and Richard J. Roberts.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlexander Shulgin
1925 - 2014
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 310
J. D. Bernal
1901 - 1971
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 311
Alice Ball
1892 - 1916
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 312
William Prout
1785 - 1850
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 313
Torbern Bergman
1735 - 1784
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 314
Frederick Abel
1827 - 1902
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 315
William E. Moerner
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 316
Edward Frankland
1825 - 1899
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 317
M. Stanley Whittingham
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 318
Clemens Winkler
1838 - 1904
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 319
Louis E. Brus
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 320
Charles Friedel
1822 - 1899
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 321
Richard J. Roberts
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 322
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1953, William E. Moerner ranks 95. Before him are András Schiff, Guy Verhofstadt, Kate Capshaw, Sergei Ivanov, Hussein Arnous, and Ivo Sanader. After him are Manfred Kaltz, Jerome Powell, Teresa Orlowski, Danny Elfman, Ulrich Mühe, and Jeb Bush.
Others Born in 1953
Go to all RankingsAndrás Schiff
MUSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 89
Guy Verhofstadt
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 90
Kate Capshaw
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 91
Sergei Ivanov
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 92
Hussein Arnous
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 93
Ivo Sanader
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 94
William E. Moerner
CHEMIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 95
Manfred Kaltz
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 96
Jerome Powell
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 97
Teresa Orlowski
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 98
Danny Elfman
COMPOSER
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 99
Ulrich Mühe
ACTOR
1953 - 2007
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 100
Jeb Bush
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 101
In United States
Among people born in United States, William E. Moerner ranks 2,290 out of 20,380. Before him are Agnes Smedley (1892), Lorraine Bracco (1954), Pat Hingle (1924), Charles Dow (1851), Matt Dillon (1964), and Frederik Pohl (1919). After him are Richard Axel (1946), Paul P. Harris (1868), Stella Adler (1901), Paul Sorvino (1939), Lee Grant (1927), and Diana Nyad (1949).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsAgnes Smedley
WRITER
1892 - 1950
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 2,284
Lorraine Bracco
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 2,285
Pat Hingle
ACTOR
1924 - 2009
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 2,286
Charles Dow
JOURNALIST
1851 - 1902
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 2,287
Matt Dillon
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 2,288
Frederik Pohl
WRITER
1919 - 2013
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 2,289
William E. Moerner
CHEMIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 2,290
Richard Axel
PHYSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 2,291
Paul P. Harris
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1947
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 2,292
Stella Adler
ACTOR
1901 - 1992
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 2,293
Paul Sorvino
ACTOR
1939 - 2022
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 2,294
Lee Grant
ACTOR
1927 - Present
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 2,295
Diana Nyad
JOURNALIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 2,296
Among CHEMISTS In United States
Among chemists born in United States, William E. Moerner ranks 66. Before him are Thomas Midgley Jr. (1889), Richard R. Schrock (1945), Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr. (1915), Thomas Cech (1947), Alexander Shulgin (1925), and Alice Ball (1892). After him are Louis E. Brus (1943), Frances Arnold (1956), Roger Y. Tsien (1952), Roderick MacKinnon (1956), Edward Calvin Kendall (1972), and Allen J. Bard (1933).
Thomas Midgley Jr.
1889 - 1944
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 60
Richard R. Schrock
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 61
Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr.
1915 - 1974
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 62
Thomas Cech
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 63
Alexander Shulgin
1925 - 2014
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 64
Alice Ball
1892 - 1916
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 65
William E. Moerner
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 66
Louis E. Brus
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 67
Frances Arnold
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 68
Roger Y. Tsien
1952 - 2016
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 69
Roderick MacKinnon
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 70
Edward Calvin Kendall
1972 - 1972
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 71
Allen J. Bard
1933 - 2024
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 72