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Zoltán Lajos Bay

1900 - 1992

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Zoltán Lajos Bay (July 24, 1900 in Gyulavári – October 4, 1992 in Washington, D.C.) was a Hungarian physicist, professor, and engineer who developed technologies, including tungsten lamps and microwave devices. He was the leader of the second group to observe radar echoes from the Moon (Moonbounce). From 1930, he worked at the University of Szeged as a professor of theoretical physics. In 1923 at Tungsram Ltd., a research laboratory was established for improving light sources, mainly electric bulbs. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zoltán Lajos Bay is the 701st most popular physicist (down from 696th in 2019), the 640th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 592nd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Hungarian Physicist.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, Zoltán Lajos Bay ranks 701 out of 851. Before him are Leo Kadanoff, Yoseph Imry, Burkhard Heim, John Joly, John C. Slater, and Isaak Khalatnikov. After him are Ștefania Mărăcineanu, Frederick Seitz, Sarah Frances Whiting, Dirk Coster, Ayşe Erzan, and William D. Coolidge.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Zoltán Lajos Bay ranks 257. Before him are Pierre Braine, Ivan Kozlovsky, István Fekete, Carlos Raúl Villanueva, John C. Slater, and Alfredo Dinale. After him are Eino Purje, David Hand, Ernie Pyle, Achille Souchard, Vsevolod Vishnevsky, and Alfredo Porzio. Among people deceased in 1992, Zoltán Lajos Bay ranks 214. Before him are Luigi Marchisio, László Rajcsányi, Knut Fridell, István Balogh, Mohamed Benhima, and Luka Lipošinović. After him are Arvo Ylppö, Morris Kline, Brenda Marshall, William Schuman, Paul Winter, and Jan Flinterman.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Zoltán Lajos Bay ranks 640 out of 1,077. Before him are István Bilek (1932), Lajos Gönczy (1881), Mihály Csokonai (1773), Victor Varconi (1891), Béla Békessy (1875), and László Kovács (1933). After him are Márta Sebestyén (1957), Ödön Bodor (1882), Ferenc Mészáros (1950), Zoltán Latinovits (1931), Antal Szentmihályi (1939), and Lajos Kű (1948).

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Among PHYSICISTS In Hungary

Among physicists born in Hungary, Zoltán Lajos Bay ranks 9. Before him are Eugene Wigner (1902), Dennis Gabor (1900), Georg von Békésy (1899), Arpad Elo (1903), Ferenc Krausz (1962), and Nicholas Kurti (1908). After him are Valentine Telegdi (1922), and Egon Orowan (1902).

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