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Joseph Engelberger

1925 - 2015

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Joseph Frederick Engelberger (July 26, 1925 – December 1, 2015) was an American physicist, engineer and entrepreneur. Often regarded as the "Father of Robotics". Licensing the original patent awarded to inventor George Devol, Engelberger developed the first industrial robot in the United States, the Unimate, in the 1950s. Later, he worked as entrepreneur and vocal advocate of robotic technology beyond the manufacturing plant in a variety of fields, including service industries, health care, and space exploration. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Engelberger is the 334th most popular inventor (down from 312th in 2019), the 7,386th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,133rd in 2019) and the 86th most popular American Inventor.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Joseph Engelberger ranks 334 out of 426. Before him are Peter Carl Goldmark, Jack Northrop, Hannibal Goodwin, An Wang, Victor Hasselblad, and John Philip Holland. After him are Roland Moreno, Harry Brearley, Heinrich Gerber, André Blondel, Henry Shrapnel, and Edward Lawry Norton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Joseph Engelberger ranks 352. Before him are Warren Frost, Antoine Duhamel, Benito Lorenzi, Colette Marchand, Simone Segouin, and Iwao Takamoto. After him are Vladimir Shainsky, Lyuben Berov, Luis E. Miramontes, Joseph Sargent, Margaretha Krook, and Klara Luchko. Among people deceased in 2015, Joseph Engelberger ranks 313. Before him are Driss Bamous, Vladimir Kesarev, Wayne Rogers, Friedrich L. Bauer, Jouko Törmänen, and Mwepu Ilunga. After him are Yossi Sarid, Daniel von Bargen, Mario Cuomo, Geoff Duke, Bengt Berndtsson, and Loris Campana.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joseph Engelberger ranks 7,388 out of 20,380. Before him are Edward Cook (1888), Jon Stewart (1962), John Kassir (1957), Cameron Crowe (1957), Richard Fortus (1966), and Mel Sheppard (1883). After him are Marty Balin (1942), Sean Patrick Flanery (1965), Sophia Bush (1982), Mary Oliver (1935), Robert Taylor (1932), and Charles Willson Peale (1741).

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Among INVENTORS In United States

Among inventors born in United States, Joseph Engelberger ranks 86. Before him are Wilson Greatbatch (1919), Whitcomb L. Judson (1846), Almon Brown Strowger (1839), George Devol (1912), Jack Northrop (1895), and Hannibal Goodwin (1822). After him are Edward Lawry Norton (1898), Henry M. Leland (1843), John Fitch (1743), Dan Bricklin (1951), Jay Miner (1932), and Margaret E. Knight (1838).

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