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Alan Cottrell

1919 - 2012

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Alan Cottrell

Alan Howard Cottrell (17 juillet 1919 – 15 février 2012) est un métallurgiste et physicien anglais. Il a notamment étudié l'action des rayonnements radioactifs sur la stabilité structurale des métaux, et est l'un des principaux concepteurs du modérateur à graphite. Il a attiré l'attention des pouvoirs publics sur les dangers des réacteurs nucléaires à eau pressurisée. En savoir plus sur Wikipédia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 16 in 2024). Alan Cottrell is the 807th most popular physicien (down from 739th in 2024), the 5,854th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,487th in 2019) and the 90th most popular British Physicien.

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Among Physiciens

Among physiciens, Alan Cottrell ranks 807 out of 851. Before him are Hedwig Kohn, He Jiankui, William Penney, Baron Penney, G. N. Ramachandran, Herbert Goldstein, and Stephen L. Adler. After him are Howard Georgi, Arthur Wightman, Cumrun Vafa, Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturain, Daniel Kleppner, and Sylvia Fedoruk.

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Hedwig Kohn
1887 - 1964
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 801
He Jiankui
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 802
William Penney, Baron Penney
1909 - 1991
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 803
G. N. Ramachandran
1922 - 2001
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 804
Herbert Goldstein
1922 - 2005
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 805
Stephen L. Adler
1939 - Present
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 806
Alan Cottrell
1919 - 2012
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 807
Howard Georgi
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 808
Arthur Wightman
1922 - 2013
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 809
Cumrun Vafa
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 810
Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturain
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 811
Daniel Kleppner
1932 - 2025
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 812
Sylvia Fedoruk
1927 - 2012
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 813

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Alan Cottrell ranks 336. Before him are Cecil Green, Johnny Carey, Kitty Wells, Alla Rakha, Ellen Stewart, and Ernie Kovacs. After him are Nellie Connally, Cornelia Fort, Shirley Clarke, Alexander Courage, Gretchen Fraser, and Kaifi Azmi. Among people deceased in 2012, Alan Cottrell ranks 460. Before him are Eduard Ivanov, Kitty Wells, Leslie Claudius, Alan McDonald, John Arden, and Dubravko Pavličić. After him are Fontella Bass, Andrew Sarris, Elena Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya, Mehdi Hassan, Jules Bocandé, and Joe Paterno.

Others Born in 1919

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Cecil Green
RACING DRIVER
1919 - 1951
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 330
Johnny Carey
SOCCER PLAYER
1919 - 1995
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 331
Kitty Wells
SINGER
1919 - 2012
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 332
Alla Rakha
MUSICIAN
1919 - 2000
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 333
Ellen Stewart
BUSINESSPERSON
1919 - 2011
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 334
Ernie Kovacs
ACTOR
1919 - 1962
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 335
Alan Cottrell
PHYSICIST
1919 - 2012
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 336
Nellie Connally
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2006
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 337
Cornelia Fort
PILOT
1919 - 1943
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 338
Shirley Clarke
FILM DIRECTOR
1919 - 1997
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 339
Alexander Courage
MUSICIAN
1919 - 2008
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 340
Gretchen Fraser
SKIER
1919 - 1994
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 341
Kaifi Azmi
WRITER
1919 - 2002
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 342

Others Deceased in 2012

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Eduard Ivanov
HOCKEY PLAYER
1938 - 2012
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 454
Kitty Wells
SINGER
1919 - 2012
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 455
Leslie Claudius
ATHLETE
1927 - 2012
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 456
Alan McDonald
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - 2012
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 457
John Arden
WRITER
1930 - 2012
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 458
Dubravko Pavličić
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - 2012
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 459
Alan Cottrell
PHYSICIST
1919 - 2012
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 460
Fontella Bass
SINGER
1940 - 2012
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 461
Andrew Sarris
WRITER
1928 - 2012
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 462
Elena Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya
CHESS PLAYER
1957 - 2012
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 463
Mehdi Hassan
MUSICIAN
1927 - 2012
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 464
Jules Bocandé
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - 2012
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 465
Joe Paterno
WRITER
1926 - 2012
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 466