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Harry Nyquist

1889 - 1976

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Harry Nyquist (, Swedish: [ˈnŷːkvɪst]; February 7, 1889 – April 4, 1976) was a Swedish-American physicist and electronic engineer who made important contributions to communication theory. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Harry Nyquist is the 86th most popular engineer (up from 101st in 2019), the 253rd most popular biography from Sweden (up from 271st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Swedish Engineer.

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Harry Nyquist ranks 86 out of 389. Before him are Gustaf de Laval, Marcel Renault, Kurt Tank, Henri Farman, Henry Royce, and Immanuel Nobel. After him are Nicola Romeo, Jack Swigert, Charles Rolls, Vannevar Bush, Patrick Head, and Karl von Terzaghi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1889, Harry Nyquist ranks 67. Before him are Walther Gerlach, Olave Baden-Powell, Richard Glücks, Eberhard von Mackensen, Zoltán Tildy, and Amrit Kaur. After him are Frans Masereel, Reggie Walker, Stanislav Kosior, R. G. Collingwood, María Capovilla, and Takeo Kurita. Among people deceased in 1976, Harry Nyquist ranks 66. Before him are Gilbert Ryle, David Elazar, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Walter Warlimont, Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach, and Arnold Gehlen. After him are Adolph Zukor, Walter H. Schottky, Abdul Razak Hussein, Alexandros Panagoulis, Géza Anda, and Hans Richter.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Harry Nyquist ranks 253 out of 1,879. Before him are Gunnar Björnstrand (1909), Stig Dagerman (1923), Stig Anderson (1931), Eva Ekeblad (1724), Per Albin Hansson (1885), and Hans Rosling (1948). After him are Jussi Björling (1911), Blot-Sweyn (1001), Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland (1973), Malin Åkerman (1978), Yngwie Malmsteen (1963), and Odd Nerdrum (1944).

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Among ENGINEERS In Sweden

Among engineers born in Sweden, Harry Nyquist ranks 3. Before him are Lennart Torstensson (1603), and Gustaf de Laval (1845). After him are Erik Dahlbergh (1625), Johan August Brinell (1849), Fredrik Henrik af Chapman (1721), and Waloddi Weibull (1887).

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