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Conyers Herring

1914 - 2009

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William Conyers Herring (November 15, 1914 – July 23, 2009) was an American physicist. He was a professor of applied physics at Stanford University and the Wolf Prize in Physics recipient in 1984/5. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Conyers Herring is the 794th most popular physicist (down from 754th in 2019), the 11,354th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,331st in 2019) and the 183rd most popular American Physicist.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, Conyers Herring ranks 794 out of 851. Before him are Erwin Hahn, Abhay Ashtekar, Jeffrey Goldstone, Edward C. Stone, Sverker Johansson, and John Aitken. After him are Kees Schouhamer Immink, Werner Israel, Robert L. Forward, Daulat Singh Kothari, Mazlan Othman, and Derek J. de Solla Price.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Conyers Herring ranks 391. Before him are Jonathan Harris, John James, Hillary Brooke, George Bruns, Einari Teräsvirta, and Begum Akhtar. After him are Julie Bishop, Ward Kimball, Renzo Nostini, Sam Hanks, Andrea Leeds, and Lillian Randolph. Among people deceased in 2009, Conyers Herring ranks 370. Before him are Paul Joseph Phạm Đình Tụng, Bud Shank, Kathleen Byron, Péter Bacsó, Virginia Davis, and Tapan Sinha. After him are Gennadiy Shatkov, Paul Burke, Brenda Joyce, Hugo Berly, Lucy Gordon, and George Perle.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Conyers Herring ranks 11,356 out of 20,380. Before him are Walt Hansgen (1919), Patricia Canning Todd (1922), Bill Smith (1924), Harold J. Stone (1913), Paul Stookey (1937), and Elliott Nugent (1896). After him are Jack McDevitt (1935), Jeanie MacPherson (1886), Bob Kerrey (1943), Bill Holland (1907), Joe Flanigan (1967), and Evelyne Hall (1909).

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Among PHYSICISTS In United States

Among physicists born in United States, Conyers Herring ranks 183. Before him are Harvey Fletcher (1884), Frank Press (1924), James M. Bardeen (1939), Robert Detweiler (1930), Erwin Hahn (1921), and Edward C. Stone (1936). After him are Robert L. Forward (1932), Herbert Goldstein (1922), Stephen L. Adler (1939), Howard Georgi (1947), Arthur Wightman (1922), and Daniel Kleppner (1932).

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