Culturomics: Measuring culture through books - Famous People...

Michel J.B. et al., Science 331, 176 (2011) -- source and information courtesy: The Fountain Magazine

Extract:

On average, people became famous and lost their fame two times faster than in the nineteenth century, and the authors claim that the trend for becoming famous and losing fame will be even faster in the future, at which time “everyone will be famous for 7.5 minutes” on average."

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