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Sam Ruben

1913 - 1943

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Samuel Ruben (born Charles Rubenstein; November 5, 1913 – September 28, 1943) was an American chemist who with Martin Kamen co-discovered the synthesis of the isotope carbon-14 in 1940. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Sam Ruben is the 592nd most popular chemist (up from 595th in 2024), the 13,229th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,896th in 2019) and the 119th most popular American Chemist.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Sam Ruben ranks 592 out of 602. Before him are Willis R. Whitney, Marie Maynard Daly, Esther M. Conwell, Richard Lerner, Ruth R. Benerito, and Donald Howard Menzel. After him are Jacqueline Barton, Percy Lavon Julian, Omar M. Yaghi, Charles M. Lieber, Harry B. Gray, and George M. Whitesides.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Sam Ruben ranks 409. Before him are Coral Browne, Charlie Barnet, R. S. Thomas, Luis Taruc, Laird Cregar, and Marian Marsh. After him are Sidney Dillon Ripley, Walt Kelly, Joe Medicine Crow, Helen Mack, Bob Crosby, and Robert Strauss. Among people deceased in 1943, Sam Ruben ranks 239. Before him are Arthur Streeton, Foy Draper, Hobart Bosworth, George Moorhouse, Cornelia Fort, and Louisa Garrett Anderson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sam Ruben ranks 13,233 out of 20,380. Before him are John Sherman Cooper (1901), Roger Kingdom (1962), Rick Yancey (1962), Jerry Doyle (1956), Steve Howey (1977), and Stephen Furst (1954). After him are Stephen Hadley (1947), John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever (1886), Matt McCoy (1958), Phil LaMarr (1967), Bryan Stevenson (1959), and Lane Garrison (1980).

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Among CHEMISTS In United States

Among chemists born in United States, Sam Ruben ranks 119. Before him are Willis R. Whitney (1868), Marie Maynard Daly (1921), Esther M. Conwell (1922), Richard Lerner (1938), Ruth R. Benerito (1916), and Donald Howard Menzel (1901). After him are Jacqueline Barton (1952), Percy Lavon Julian (1899), Charles M. Lieber (1959), Harry B. Gray (1935), George M. Whitesides (1939), and Bonnie Bassler (1962).

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