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Igor Tamm
Born: July 8, 1895
Sciencea Soviet physicist known for Tamm states Neutron magnetic moment Cherenkov–Vavilov effect Frank–Tamm formula Tamm–Dancoff approximationmore…Ernst Kummer
Born: January 29, 1810
Sciencea German mathematician. Skilled in applied mathematics, he trained German army officers in ballisticsmore…Nikolai Gogol
Born: March 20, 1809
Lit.Westa Russian novelist, short story writer and playwright of Ukrainian origin.more…Denis Diderot
Born: October 5, 1713
ScienceLit.Westa French philosopher, art critic, and writer, best known for serving as co-founder, chief editor, and contributor to the Encyclopédiemore…Willem de Sitter
Born: May 6, 1872
Sciencea Dutch mathematician, physicist, and astronomermore…Elio Vittorini
Born: July 23, 1908
Lit.Westan Italian writer and novelist. He was a contemporary of Cesare Pavese and an influential voice in the modernist school of novel writing.more…
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