INVENTOR
Yvonne Brill
1924 - 2013
Yvonne Brill
Yvonne Madelaine Brill (née Claeys; December 30, 1924 – March 27, 2013) was a Canadian American rocket and jet propulsion engineer. She is responsible for inventing the Electrothermal Hydrazine Thruster (EHT/Resistojet), a fuel-efficient rocket thruster that keeps today’s satellites in orbit, and holds a patent for its invention. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yvonne Brill has received more than 81,208 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Yvonne Brill is the 397th most popular inventor (down from 342nd in 2019), the 571st most popular biography from Canada (down from 424th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Canadian Inventor.
Memorability Metrics
81k
Page Views (PV)
43.73
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
4.53
Effective Languages (L*)
2.34
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among INVENTORS
Among inventors, Yvonne Brill ranks 397 out of 426. Before her are Bill Atkinson, Gary Fisher, George Beauchamp, Dean Kamen, Granville Woods, and Bette Nesmith Graham. After her are Walter Frederick Morrison, John Whitehurst, Arnold Orville Beckman, Peter Cooper, Arthur Fry, and Charles F. Kettering.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBill Atkinson
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.53
Rank: 391
Gary Fisher
1950 - Present
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 392
George Beauchamp
1899 - 1941
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 393
Dean Kamen
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.34
Rank: 394
Granville Woods
1856 - 1910
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 395
Bette Nesmith Graham
1924 - 1980
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 396
Yvonne Brill
1924 - 2013
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 397
Walter Frederick Morrison
1920 - 2010
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 398
John Whitehurst
1713 - 1788
HPI: 43.40
Rank: 399
Arnold Orville Beckman
1900 - 2004
HPI: 43.34
Rank: 400
Peter Cooper
1791 - 1883
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 401
Arthur Fry
1931 - Present
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 402
Charles F. Kettering
1958 - 1958
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 403
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1924, Yvonne Brill ranks 447. Before her are Sofía Ímber, Ragnar Lundberg, Boris Markov, Harvey Kurtzman, Susanna Amatuni, and Knut Steen. After her are George Amick, Earl Scruggs, Ralph Miliband, James Lighthill, Robert Sobukwe, and Arvo Viitanen. Among people deceased in 2013, Yvonne Brill ranks 426. Before her are Derek Kevan, Janet Rowley, Robin Sachs, Michel Knuysen, Mohamed Brahmi, and Sayan Sanya. After her are Stan Vickers, Sharon Stouder, Peter Geach, Milo O'Shea, Ronnie Ray Smith, and Robert Byrne.
Others Born in 1924
Go to all RankingsSofía Ímber
JOURNALIST
1924 - 2017
HPI: 44.02
Rank: 441
Ragnar Lundberg
ATHLETE
1924 - 2011
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 442
Boris Markov
ACTOR
1924 - 1977
HPI: 43.83
Rank: 443
Harvey Kurtzman
COMIC ARTIST
1924 - 1993
HPI: 43.83
Rank: 444
Susanna Amatuni
CRITIC
1924 - 2010
HPI: 43.79
Rank: 445
Knut Steen
SCULPTOR
1924 - 2011
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 446
Yvonne Brill
INVENTOR
1924 - 2013
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 447
George Amick
RACING DRIVER
1924 - 1959
HPI: 43.72
Rank: 448
Earl Scruggs
COMPOSER
1924 - 2012
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 449
Ralph Miliband
SOCIOLOGIST
1924 - 1994
HPI: 43.62
Rank: 450
James Lighthill
MATHEMATICIAN
1924 - 1998
HPI: 43.52
Rank: 451
Robert Sobukwe
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1978
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 452
Arvo Viitanen
ATHLETE
1924 - 1999
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 453
Others Deceased in 2013
Go to all RankingsDerek Kevan
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2013
HPI: 43.90
Rank: 420
Janet Rowley
BIOLOGIST
1925 - 2013
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 421
Robin Sachs
ACTOR
1951 - 2013
HPI: 43.81
Rank: 422
Michel Knuysen
ATHLETE
1929 - 2013
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 423
Mohamed Brahmi
POLITICIAN
1955 - 2013
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 424
Sayan Sanya
SINGER
1953 - 2013
HPI: 43.75
Rank: 425
Yvonne Brill
INVENTOR
1924 - 2013
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 426
Stan Vickers
ATHLETE
1932 - 2013
HPI: 43.72
Rank: 427
Sharon Stouder
SWIMMER
1948 - 2013
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 428
Peter Geach
PHILOSOPHER
1916 - 2013
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 429
Milo O'Shea
ACTOR
1926 - 2013
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 430
Ronnie Ray Smith
ATHLETE
1949 - 2013
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 431
Robert Byrne
CHESS PLAYER
1928 - 2013
HPI: 43.44
Rank: 432
In Canada
Among people born in Canada, Yvonne Brill ranks 571 out of 1,622. Before her are Thomas Middleditch (1982), Ken Kirzinger (1959), Mac DeMarco (1990), Jagmeet Singh (1979), Herb Drury (1896), and Hilarion Kapral (1948). After her are Teryl Rothery (1962), Helen Shaver (1951), Hilda Strike (1910), Claude Vivier (1948), Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin (1849), and Daniel David Palmer (1845).
Others born in Canada
Go to all RankingsThomas Middleditch
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 565
Ken Kirzinger
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.83
Rank: 566
Mac DeMarco
SINGER
1990 - Present
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 567
Jagmeet Singh
POLITICIAN
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.79
Rank: 568
Herb Drury
HOCKEY PLAYER
1896 - 1965
HPI: 43.79
Rank: 569
Hilarion Kapral
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1948 - 2022
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 570
Yvonne Brill
INVENTOR
1924 - 2013
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 571
Teryl Rothery
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 572
Helen Shaver
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 573
Hilda Strike
ATHLETE
1910 - 1989
HPI: 43.65
Rank: 574
Claude Vivier
COMPOSER
1948 - 1983
HPI: 43.64
Rank: 575
Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1917
HPI: 43.62
Rank: 576
Daniel David Palmer
CELEBRITY
1845 - 1913
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 577
Among INVENTORS In Canada
Among inventors born in Canada, Yvonne Brill ranks 5. Before her are James Naismith (1861), Reginald Fessenden (1866), Gerald Bull (1928), and Joseph-Armand Bombardier (1907).
James Naismith
1861 - 1939
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 1
Reginald Fessenden
1866 - 1932
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 2
Gerald Bull
1928 - 1990
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 3
Joseph-Armand Bombardier
1907 - 1964
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 4
Yvonne Brill
1924 - 2013
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 5