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Born July 2, 1971
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- Alan Turing (1912-1954) did fundamental work in the theoretical foundations of computer science, died 7 Jun www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Tu…
- David Hilbert (1862-1943), who made contributions in many areas of mathematics and physics, died 14 Feb www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/Biographies/Hi…
- Alan Turing (1912-1954) did fundamental work in the theoretical foundations of computer science, died 7 Jun www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Tu…
- Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887-1920), "one of India's greatest mathematical geniuses", born 22 Dec www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/Biographies/Ra…
- Emmy Noether (1882-1935), "best known for her contributions to abstract algebra", died 14 Apr www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/history/Biogra…
- Bernhard Riemann (1826-1866) whose geometry had a profound effect on modern physics, born 17 Sep www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/Biographies/Ri…
- Leonhard Euler (1707-1783) made enormous contibutions to a wide range of mathematics and physics, born 15 Apr www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/history/Biogra…
- Joseph-Louis Lagrange (1736-1813) worked in analysis, number theory, analytical & celestial mechanics, born 25 Jan www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/Biographies/La…
- Joseph Fourier (1768-1830) solved heat diffusion PDE using an infinite series of trig functions, born 21 Mar www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/Biographies/Fo…
- Paul Dirac (1902-1984) contributed to the early development of quantum mechanics, born 8 Aug www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/Biographies/Di…
- Paul Erdős (1913-1996) "published more papers than any other mathematician in history", born 26 Mar www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/Biographies/Er…
- Paul Erdős (1913-1996) "published more papers than any other mathematician in history", born 26 Mar www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/Biographies/Er…
- Johann Bernoulli (1667-1748), who contributed to infinitesimal calculus & educated young Leonhard Euler, died 1 Jan www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/Biographies/Be…