Murphy's law

Summary

Murphy's law is an adage^[1]. It draws 6,026 Wikipedia views per month (adage category, ranking #2 of 19).^[2]

Key Facts

• Murphy's law authored Edward A. Murphy, Jr.^[3].
• Murphy's law's instance of is recorded as adage^[4].
• Murphy's law's instance of is recorded as Epigrammatic law^[5].
• Edward A. Murphy, Jr. is named after Murphy's law^[6].
• Murphy's law's Commons category is recorded as Murphy's Law^[7].
• Murphy's law is the opposite of Yhprum's Law^[8].
• 1949 marks the founding of Murphy's law^[9].
• Murphy's law's location of creation is recorded as Edwards Air Force Base^[10].
• Murphy's law's facet of is recorded as risk management^[11].
• Murphy's law's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Murphy's law"}^[12].
• Murphy's law's different from is recorded as Muphry's law^[13].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include adage^[4] and Epigrammatic law^[5].

History and Context

1949 marks the founding of Murphy's law^[9]. Edward A. Murphy, Jr. is named after it^[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Murphy's law include Muphry's law^[14], an adage^[15].

Why It Matters

Murphy's law draws 6,026 Wikipedia views per month (adage category, ranking #2 of 19).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]

Entities named for it include Muphry's law^[14], an adage^[15].