INVENTOR
Edward Craven Walker
1918 - 2000
Edward Craven Walker
Edward Craven Walker (4 July 1918 – 15 August 2000) was a British inventor, who invented the psychedelic Astro lamp, also known as the lava lamp. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Craven Walker is the 371st most popular inventor (down from 354th in 2019), the 24th most popular biography from Singapore (down from 19th in 2019) and the most popular Singaporean Inventor.
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Among INVENTORS
Among inventors, Edward Craven Walker ranks 371 out of 426. Before him are Ken Olsen, Giovanni Caselli, Frank J. Sprague, Amar Bose, Andrew Viterbi, and Karl Jatho. After him are Harry Ferguson, Tabitha Babbitt, Patricia Bath, John Milne, Henry J. Kaiser, and Robert S. Langer.
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Ken Olsen
1926 - 2011
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 365
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1815 - 1891
HPI: 54.40
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1857 - 1934
HPI: 54.32
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Amar Bose
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HPI: 54.25
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Andrew Viterbi
1935 - Present
HPI: 54.10
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Karl Jatho
1873 - 1933
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 370
Edward Craven Walker
1918 - 2000
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 371
Harry Ferguson
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HPI: 53.91
Rank: 372
Tabitha Babbitt
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HPI: 53.88
Rank: 373
Patricia Bath
1942 - 2019
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 374
John Milne
1850 - 1913
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 375
Henry J. Kaiser
1882 - 1967
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 376
Robert S. Langer
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 377
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1918, Edward Craven Walker ranks 270. Before him are Donald Regan, Adolph Kiefer, Stubby Kaye, Thelma Coyne Long, Luis Alcoriza, and Göte Hagström. After him are Eero Kolehmainen, Dick Haymes, Gastone Darè, Madeleine L'Engle, Rafael Iriondo, and Spike Milligan. Among people deceased in 2000, Edward Craven Walker ranks 275. Before him are Nat Adderley, Tony Cliff, Stanley Turrentine, George Koltanowski, Elmo Zumwalt, and Policarpo Paz García. After him are Václav Horák, Gerardo Romero, Kazimierz Brandys, Yuriy Lituyev, Rober Eryol, and Lajos Kocsis.
Others Born in 1918
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Donald Regan
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2003
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 264
Adolph Kiefer
SWIMMER
1918 - 2017
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 265
Stubby Kaye
ACTOR
1918 - 1997
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 266
Thelma Coyne Long
TENNIS PLAYER
1918 - 2015
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 267
Luis Alcoriza
FILM DIRECTOR
1918 - 1992
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 268
Göte Hagström
ATHLETE
1918 - 2014
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 269
Edward Craven Walker
INVENTOR
1918 - 2000
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 270
Eero Kolehmainen
ATHLETE
1918 - 2013
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 271
Dick Haymes
ACTOR
1918 - 1980
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 272
Gastone Darè
FENCER
1918 - 1976
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 273
Madeleine L'Engle
WRITER
1918 - 2007
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 274
Rafael Iriondo
COACH
1918 - 2016
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 275
Spike Milligan
ACTOR
1918 - 2002
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 276
Others Deceased in 2000
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Nat Adderley
MUSICIAN
1931 - 2000
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 269
Tony Cliff
WRITER
1917 - 2000
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 270
Stanley Turrentine
MUSICIAN
1934 - 2000
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 271
George Koltanowski
CHESS PLAYER
1903 - 2000
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 272
Elmo Zumwalt
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1920 - 2000
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 273
Policarpo Paz García
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2000
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 274
Edward Craven Walker
INVENTOR
1918 - 2000
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 275
Václav Horák
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 2000
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 276
Gerardo Romero
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 2000
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 277
Kazimierz Brandys
WRITER
1916 - 2000
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 278
Yuriy Lituyev
ATHLETE
1925 - 2000
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 279
Rober Eryol
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2000
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 280
Lajos Kocsis
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2000
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 281
In Singapore
Among people born in Singapore, Edward Craven Walker ranks 24 out of 42. Before him are Ho Ching (1953), Chin Han (1969), Kygo (1991), Brad Cooper (1954), William Goh (1957), and Leslie Charteris (1907). After him are Terry Butcher (1958), Fann Wong (1971), Annabel Chong (1972), Jackson Rathbone (1984), Stefanie Sun (1978), and Fandi Ahmad (1962).
Others born in Singapore
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Ho Ching
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 18
Chin Han
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 19
Kygo
MUSICIAN
1991 - Present
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 20
Brad Cooper
SWIMMER
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 21
William Goh
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1957 - Present
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 22
Leslie Charteris
WRITER
1907 - 1993
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 23
Edward Craven Walker
INVENTOR
1918 - 2000
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 24
Terry Butcher
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 25
Fann Wong
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 26
Annabel Chong
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 27
Jackson Rathbone
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 28
Stefanie Sun
SINGER
1978 - Present
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 29
Fandi Ahmad
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 30
Among INVENTORS In Singapore
Among inventors born in Singapore, Edward Craven Walker ranks 1.
