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271. Werner Heisenberg (1901 - 1976) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

     https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Heisenberg/

     4 Jan 2024: Among the prizes he received was the Copernicus prize. D C Cassidy, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990). ... C F von Weizsäcker, Werner Heisenberg (1977). J Bernstein, What did Heisenberg tell Bohr about the bomb?,

272. Sophie Germain (1776 - 1831) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

     https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Germain/

     30 Dec 2023: the scientific community did not show the respect that seemed due to her. ... Germain was buried at the Cimetière du Père Lachaise. You can see a picture of her grave atE A Kramer, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990).

273. Stefan Bergman (1895 - 1977) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

     https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Bergman/

     7 Mar 2023: Another of his professors at Berlin also had a major impact on his scientific development. ... W A Smeaton, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990).

274. Pierre Fermat (1601 - 1665) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

     https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Fermat/

     30 Dec 2023: The period from 1643 to 1654 was one when Fermat was out of touch with his scientific colleagues in Paris. ... enthusiasm. M S Mahoney, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990).

275. Daniel Bernoulli (1700 - 1782) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

     https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Bernoulli_Daniel/

     30 Dec 2023: Bernoulli's active and imaginative mind dealt with the most varied scientific areas. ... H Straub, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990).

276. Jacopo Riccati (1676 - 1754) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

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     8 May 2023: Among his reading material was the scientific journals of the day, in particular the Commentari dell' Accademia delle Scienze di Bologna, the Acta Eruditorum Lipsiae, and the Proceedings of the Imperial ... A Natucci, Biography in Dictionary of

277. Albrecht Dürer (1471 - 1528) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

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     30 Dec 2023: It was not only this scientific approach to art that influenced Dürer as he began his artistic career in Nürnberg, but he also benefited from seeing different artistic styles and the ... M Steck, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New

278. David Hilbert (1862 - 1943) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

     https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Hilbert/

     26 Jun 2024: For quotes which describe Hilbert's personality and hobbies see 5 and 10 atH Freudenthal, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990).

279. Ivan Georgievich Petrovsky (1901 - 1973) - Biography - MacTutor…

     https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Petrovsky/

     30 Dec 2023: His approach to the role of rector is described in detail in [4] and [5] but we give a quotation from [30]:-. ... S Demidov, Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990).

280. Donald Knuth (1938 - ) - Biography - MacTutor History of Mathematics

     https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Knuth/

     19 Apr 2024: He spent two weeks during which he pretended to be ill and, using a dictionary, he came up with 4500 words. ... However, it has not only changed the way that mathematical and scientific articles are published but also in the way that they are communicated