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An Wang

1920 - 1990

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An Wang (Chinese: 王安; pinyin: Wáng Ān; February 7, 1920 – March 24, 1990) was a Chinese-American computer engineer and inventor, and cofounder of computer company Wang Laboratories, which was known primarily for its dedicated word processing machines. An Wang was an important contributor to the development of magnetic-core memory. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. An Wang is the 331st most popular inventor (up from 339th in 2019), the 891st most popular biography from China (up from 916th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Chinese Inventor.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, An Wang ranks 331 out of 426. Before her are Jozef Murgaš, Georges Beuchat, William Justin Kroll, Peter Carl Goldmark, Jack Northrop, and Hannibal Goodwin. After her are Victor Hasselblad, John Philip Holland, Joseph Engelberger, Roland Moreno, Harry Brearley, and Heinrich Gerber.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, An Wang ranks 306. Before her are Mary Boyce, Benoîte Groult, Fyodor Abramov, Dorothy Tyler-Odam, Gino Cappello, and Clemar Bucci. After her are George London, I. A. L. Diamond, Konstantin Beskov, Denver Pyle, Robert Leckie, and Vincent Gardenia. Among people deceased in 1990, An Wang ranks 216. Before her are Bazilio Olara-Okello, Gino Cappello, Frédéric Rossif, Minoru Honda, Omero Tognon, and Horst Bienek. After her are Tibor Berczelly, Ludwig von Moos, Dan Ayrault, Walter Sedlmayr, Léopold Anoul, and Turan Dursun.

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In China

Among people born in China, An Wang ranks 891 out of 1,610. Before her are Wu Xueqian (1921), Luo Ronghuan (1902), Jia Zhangke (1970), Chi Haotian (1929), Qiu Ying (1494), and Liang Guanglie (1940). After her are Paul Shan Kuo-hsi (1924), Zhu Ziqing (1898), Tang Wei (1979), Hua Luogeng (1910), Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle (null), and Bing Xin (1900).

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Among INVENTORS In China

Among inventors born in China, An Wang ranks 7. Before her are Cai Lun (48), Charles K. Kao (1933), Bi Sheng (990), Taiichi Ohno (1912), Yuan Longping (1930), and Thonmi Sambhota (618). After her are Robin Li (1968).

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