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Edward A. Murphy, Jr.
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American engineer, coiner of Murphy's law (1918–1990)
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Edward A. Murphy, Jr. was an American aerospace engineer and military personnel. Born in the Panama Canal Zone in 1918, he was educated at the United States Military Academy. He served in the United States Army and the United States Air Force, attaining the rank of Major. His military service included participation in World War II, and his professional work period began in 1940.
Murphy died in New York City in 1990. He was a citizen of the United States. Among his recognitions, he received the Ig Nobel Prize.
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Authority record · VIAF
- Lifespan
- 1918–1990
- Nationality
- US
- Gender
- Male
Recorded by 2 libraries
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Key facts
- Nickname
- Ed
- Born
- Edward Aloysius Murphy Jr. , January 11, 1918, Panama Canal Zone
- Died
- July 17, 1990 (1990-07-17) (aged 72)
- Allegiance
- United States
- Branch
- United States Army , United States Air Force
- Service years
- 1940–1947 (USA), 1947–1952 (USAF)
- Rank
- Major
- Conflicts
- Pacific Theatre of World War II , Korean War
- Alma mater
- United States Military Academy
- Other work
- Research in aerospace engineering and reliability engineering
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Edward
- Family name
- Murphy
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Panama Canal Zone
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- engineer
- Educated at
- United States Military Academy
- Award
- Ig Nobel Prize
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- United States Air Force
- Military rank
- Major
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- date of birth
- 1918-01-11
- date of death
- 1990-07-17
- allegiance
- United States
- start of work period
- 1940-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Edward Aloysius Murphy Jr. (January 11, 1918 – July 17, 1990) was an American aerospace engineer who worked on safety-critical systems. He is best known for his namesake "Murphy's law", which is said to be "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong".
Born in the Panama Canal Zone in 1918, Murphy was the eldest of five children. After attending high school in New Jersey, he went to the United States Military Academy at West Point, graduating in 1940. The same year he accepted a commission with the United States Army, and had pilot training with the United States Army Air Corps in 1941. During World War II he served in the Pacific Theater, India, China and Burma (now known as Myanmar), achieving the rank of major.
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