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Robert W. Paul

1869 - 1943

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Robert William Paul (3 October 1869 – 28 March 1943) was an English pioneer of film and scientific instrument maker. He made narrative films as early as April 1895, which were shown first in Edison Kinetoscope knockoffs. In 1896 he showed his films projected, at about the time the Lumière brothers were pioneering projected films in France. His first notably successful scientific device was his Unipivot galvanometer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert W. Paul is the 305th most popular engineer (down from 275th in 2019), the 4,143rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,373rd in 2019) and the 30th most popular British Engineer.

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Robert W. Paul ranks 305 out of 389. Before him are Alan Shugart, Georgy Langemak, Percy Hobart, Boris Lisunov, Hesham Qandil, and Kenneth Nichols. After him are Georgy Babakin, John R. Pierce, Mal Evans, Vladimir Mikhailovich Myasishchev, Robert H. Dennard, and Peter Schreyer.

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Among people born in 1869, Robert W. Paul ranks 137. Before him are Helene Stöcker, Constantin Angelescu, John Kunkel Small, Henriette Roland Holst, August Blom, and Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho. After him are Joshua Pim, Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov, Zaida Ben-Yusuf, William Murrill, Albert Engström, and Stephen Leacock. Among people deceased in 1943, Robert W. Paul ranks 194. Before him are Charles Tate Regan, Akilles Järvinen, Gisela Januszewska, Alice Tegnér, Wilhelm Geiger, and Oswald Teichmüller. After him are Edward Bagnall Poulton, Betty Nansen, Rupert Julian, Oskar Messter, George Underwood, and Georges Tainturier.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Robert W. Paul ranks 4,144 out of 8,785. Before him are Joe Cole (1988), Tony Barton (1937), Gillian Rubinstein (1942), Barbara Thompson (1944), Jon Amiel (1948), and Janet Montgomery (1985). After him are Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife (1849), Lennie James (1965), Alison Moyet (1961), Lawrence Stone (1919), Joyce Mansour (1928), and Robert Kerr (1882).

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Among ENGINEERS In United Kingdom

Among engineers born in United Kingdom, Robert W. Paul ranks 30. Before him are Harvey Postlethwaite (1944), James B. Francis (1815), Frederick W. Lanchester (1868), William Froude (1810), Joseph Bazalgette (1819), and Ron Tauranac (1925). After him are Mal Evans (1935), Ralph Bagnold (1896), Geoffrey de Havilland (1882), Ove Arup (1895), Jesse Ramsden (1735), and Isaac Roberts (1829).

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