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  • London: January 18, 1953 celebration
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    1. Trinity College
    2. Rugby School
    3. University of Cambridge
     

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    1. IEEE Daniel E. Noble Award (2007)
    2. Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
    3. Von Hippel Award (2015)
    4. Rumford Medal (1998)
    5. Harvey Prize (2011)
    6. Fellow of the Royal Society
    7. honorary doctorate of Hasselt University (2013)
    8. Rhodia Pierre-Gilles de Gennes Award (2008)
    9. King Faisal International Prize in Science (2009)
    10. honorary doctor of Linköping University
    11. Faraday Medal (2003)
    12. IET Kelvin Lecture (2004)
    13. Clifford Paterson Lecture
    14. Descartes Prize (2003)
    15. Katharine Burr Blodgett Medal and Prize (2009)
     

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  • British physicist | IEEE Daniel E. Noble Award (2007), Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, Von Hippel Award (2015), Rumford Medal (1998), Harvey Prize

1. Aleksandra Przegalińska (Aleksandra Przegalinska)

  • Szczecin: January 18, 1982 celebration

Polish futurist | University of Warsaw, University of Wrocław | Szczecin: January 18, 1982 - January 1, 1935 | Aleksandra Przegalińska (Aleksandra

2. Gabriel da Silva

  • January 18, 1980 celebration

Grimwade Prize in Industrial Chemistry, Selby Research Award | January 18, 1980 - August 4, 1996 | Gabriel da Silva | January 18, 1980 - August 4, 1996

3. Damien Leith

  • Dublin: January 18, 1976 celebration

Irish-Australian singer–songwriter | Trinity College Dublin | Dublin: January 18, 1976 - Madrid: December 17, 2023 | Damien Leith | Dublin: January 18, 1976

4. Andris Ambainis

  • Daugavpils: January 18, 1975 celebration

Latvian scientist | Cross of Recognition (2017), Eižens Āriņš award (2012), Grand Medal of the Latvian Academy of Sciences (2013), European of the Year in

5. Rəşad Mahmudov (Rəsad Mahmudov)

  • Astara: January 18, 1974 celebration

Azerbaijani scientist | Azerbaijan Democratic Republic 100th anniversary medal, Honorary Doctor of Republic of Azerbaijan (2014), “Gizil Chinar”

6. Vladimir Melnikov

  • Krasnodar: January 18, 1970 celebration

Russian scientist | Kuban State University | Krasnodar: January 18, 1970 - Makhachkala: January 11, 2015 | Vladimir Melnikov | Krasnodar: January 18, 1970

7. Karsten Brensing

  • Erfurt: January 18, 1967 celebration

scientist | Erfurt: January 18, 1967 - Paris: June 7, 1946 | Karsten Brensing | Erfurt: January 18, 1967 - Paris: June 7, 1946

8. German Ahmedov

  • Magaramkent: January 18, 1962 celebration

Russian scientist | Dagestan State University | Magaramkent: January 18, 1962 - Baku: August 22, 2014 | German Ahmedov | Magaramkent: January 18, 1962 - Baku

9. Robert Zeidman

  • January 18, 1960 celebration

scientist | Cornell University College of Engineering, Stanford University | January 18, 1960 - Prades: September 1, 1903 | Robert Zeidman | January 18, 1960

10. Stephan Borrmann

  • Mainz: January 18, 1959 celebration

German physicist | Mainz: January 18, 1959 - January 17, 1936 | Stephan Borrmann | Mainz: January 18, 1959 - January 17, 1936

11. Mikola Stepanovič Timošik (Mikola Stepanovic Timosik)

  • Danyna: January 18, 1956 celebration

researcher | Ivan Ohienko Prize | Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Institute of Journalism | Danyna: January 18, 1956 - Berlin: February 15, 1767

12. Richard Friend

  • London: January 18, 1953 celebration

British physicist | IEEE Daniel E. Noble Award (2007), Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, Von Hippel Award (2015), Rumford Medal (1998), Harvey Prize

13. Michael Behe

  • Altoona: January 18, 1952 celebration

American biochemist, author, and intelligent design advocate | Drexel University, Bishop McDevitt High School, University of Pennsylvania | Altoona: January

14. Ragni Piene

  • Oslo: January 18, 1947 celebration

Norwegian mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Oslo: January 18, 1947 - New York City

15. Hans Dekker

  • Amsterdam: January 18, 1947 celebration

Dutch theoretical physicist | Delft University of Technology, Utrecht University | Amsterdam: January 18, 1947 - Hanover: May 8, 2014 | Hans Dekker

16. Félix Ynduráin Muñoz (Felix Yndurain Munoz)

  • Zaragoza: January 18, 1946 celebration

Spanish condensed matter physicist | University of Zaragoza | Zaragoza: January 18, 1946 - Coimbra: June 10, 1914 | Félix Ynduráin Muñoz (Felix Yndurain

17. Yuri Vladimirovich Linnik

  • Belomorsk: January 18, 1944 celebration
  • Petrozavodsk: May 5, 2018 deceased

Russian poet (1944-2018) | Merited Scientist of the Russian Federation | Petrozavodsk State University | Belomorsk: January 18, 1944 - Petrozavodsk: May 5, 2018

18. Marie-José Mondzain (Marie-Jose Mondzain)

  • Algiers: January 18, 1942 celebration

French philosopher | Martin Warnke Medal (2022), Officer of Arts and Letters (2013) | University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne, École normale supérieure de

19. V. I. Vovna

  • January 18, 1942 celebration

Merited Scientist of the Russian Federation | Far Eastern Federal University | January 18, 1942 - August 21, 1757 | V. I. Vovna | January 18, 1942 - August

20. Yiannis N. Moschovakis

  • Athens: January 18, 1938 celebration

Greek-American logician | Guggenheim Fellowship (1968), Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2016), Commander of the Order of the Phoenix (2014)

21. Marta Harnecker

  • Santiago: January 18, 1937 celebration
  • Vancouver: June 15, 2019 deceased

Chilean academic | For Marx (Mexican edition from 1967), The basic concepts of historical materialism | Santiago: January 18, 1937 - Vancouver: June 15, 2019

22. Asher A. Friesem

  • Haifa: January 18, 1936 celebration

Israeli optical physics professor | Emmett N. Leith Medal (2018), Fellow of the Optical Society (1978) | University of Michigan | Haifa: January 18, 1936

23. M. P. Parameswaran

  • Kiralur: January 18, 1935 celebration

Indian physicist | Vairudhyatmaka Bhowthika Vadam | Moscow Power Engineering Institute, College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram | Kiralur: January 18, 1935

24. Ray Dolby

  • Portland: January 18, 1933 celebration
  • San Francisco: September 12, 2013 deceased

American engineer and inventor of the Dolby noise reduction system (1933-2013) | National Inventors Hall of Fame (2004), National Medal of Technology and

25. Benno Artmann

  • Heilbad Heiligenstadt: January 18, 1933 celebration
  • Göttingen: October 14, 2010 deceased

German mathematician and historian of mathematics (1933-2010) | University of Giessen | Heilbad Heiligenstadt: January 18, 1933 - Göttingen: October 14, 2010

26. Robert Anton Wilson

  • Flatbush: January 18, 1932 celebration
  • Capitola: January 11, 2007 deceased

American author, futurist, and agnostic mystic | Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame (1986) | New York University Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn Technical

27. Thanasis Kamburelis

  • Giannouli: January 18, 1932 celebration
  • Vasilies: June 24, 2024 deceased

Polish mathematician | Medal of the 70th anniversary of Polish Information Technology, Silver Cross of Merit, Polish Cultural Merit Order | University of Wrocław

28. James M. Bobbitt

  • Charleston: January 18, 1930 celebration
  • November 22, 2021 deceased

American chemist and professor | Ohio State University | Charleston: January 18, 1930 - November 22, 2021 | James M. Bobbitt | Charleston: January 18, 1930

29. Eino Kiuru

  • Pugarevo: January 18, 1929 celebration
  • Lappeenranta: January 27, 2015 deceased

Russian scientist | Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class (2000) | Petrozavodsk State University | Pugarevo: January 18, 1929

30. Gilles Deleuze

  • 17th arrondissement of Paris: January 18, 1925 celebration
  • 17th arrondissement of Paris: November 4, 1995 deceased

French philosopher (1925–1995) | Anti-Oedipus, Difference and Repetition, A Thousand Plateaus, The Logic of Sense, What is Philosophy?, Cinéma | Lycée

31. Elizabeth Pillion

  • January 18, 1921 celebration
  • June 8, 1990 deceased

American chemist | January 18, 1921 - June 8, 1990 | Elizabeth Pillion | January 18, 1921 - June 8, 1990

32. Yoichiro Nambu

  • Tokyo: January 18, 1921 celebration
  • Toyonaka: July 5, 2015 deceased

American theoretical physicist (1921-2015) | J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Prize (1976), Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics (1970), Guggenheim

33. Bernard Lamblin

  • Lille: January 18, 1921 celebration
  • Suresnes: September 20, 1978 deceased

French philosopher (1921-1978) | Lycée Pasteur | Lille: January 18, 1921 - Suresnes: September 20, 1978 | Bernard Lamblin - Bernard Henry Marie Émile René

34. Alexander H. Flax

  • Brooklyn: January 18, 1921 celebration
  • Potomac: June 30, 2014 deceased

American scientist | Daniel Guggenheim Medal (2007), NASA Distinguished Service Medal (1968) | New York University Tandon School of Engineering, New York University

35. Tadeusz Ślipko (Tadeusz Slipko)

  • Stratyn: January 18, 1918 celebration
  • Kraków: May 1, 2015 deceased

Polish philosopher (1918-2015) | Theology faculty of the Jagiellonian University | Stratyn: January 18, 1918 - Kraków: May 1, 2015 | Tadeusz Ślipko (Tadeusz

36. Hryhorii Buhaienko

  • January 18, 1917 celebration

Merited Worker of Higher Education of the Ukrainian SSR | National University of Kharkiv | January 18, 1917 - Cary: April 10, 2017 | Hryhorii Buhaienko

37. Foil A. Miller

  • Aurora: January 18, 1916 celebration
  • Glenview: September 20, 2016 deceased

American chemist and philatelist (1916-2016) | Guggenheim Fellowship, Fellow of the American Chemical Society | Johns Hopkins University, Hamline University

38. Paul C. Petrescu

  • January 18, 1915 celebration

January 18, 1915 - Kraków: March 8, 1952 | Paul C. Petrescu | January 18, 1915 - Kraków: March 8, 1952

39. Shoichi Sakata

  • Hiroshima: January 18, 1911 celebration
  • Nagoya: October 16, 1970 deceased

Japanese physicist (1911–1970) | Imperial Prize of Japan Academy (1950), Order of the Sacred Treasure, Asahi Prize (1948) | Osaka University, Kyoto University

40. Pierre Jacquinot

  • Frouard: January 18, 1910 celebration
  • Paris: September 22, 2002 deceased

French physicist (1910–2002) | Commander of the Legion of Honour, CNRS Gold medal (1978), Three Physicists Prize (1976), Holweck Prize (1950) | Université

41. Jacob Bronowski

  • Łódź: January 18, 1908 celebration
  • East Hampton: August 22, 1974 deceased

Polish-born British mathematician | The Ascent of Man, The Common Sense of Science, The Identity of Man, Science and Human Values | University of Cambridge

42. Dionýz Ilkovič (Dionyz Ilkovic)

  • Šarišský Štiavnik: January 18, 1907 celebration
  • Bratislava: August 3, 1980 deceased

Slovak chemist, physicist and educator (1907-1980) | honorary doctor of Comenius University (1969) | Charles University | Šarišský Štiavnik: January 18

43. Mehdi Mehdizade

  • Daşkəsən, Jabrayil: January 18, 1903 celebration
  • Baku: May 1, 1984 deceased

Azerbaijani pedagogue | Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of the Badge of Honour, Order of Lenin, Medal "Veteran of Labour" | Azerbaijan State

44. Ivan Lapkin

  • January 18, 1903 celebration

Order of Lenin, Honoured Worker of Science and Technology of the RSFSR, Order of the Red Banner of Labour | Kazan Federal University | January 18, 1903

45. Ivan Petrovsky

  • Sevsk: January 18, 1901 celebration
  • Moscow: January 15, 1973 deceased

Russian mathematician (1901-1973) | Medal "For Labour Valour" (1946), Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1949), Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1945), Order

46. Lester S. Hill

  • New York City: January 18, 1891 celebration
  • New York City: January 1, 1961 deceased

American mathematician | Yale University, Hunter College, Columbia University | New York City: January 18, 1891 - New York City: January 1, 1961 | Lester S.

47. Johan Arvid Hedvall

  • Skara: January 18, 1888 celebration
  • Gothenburg: December 24, 1974 deceased

Swedish chemist (1888–1974) | Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, The Chalmers' Medal (1972), Wilhelm Exner Medal

48. Sōichi Kakeya (Soichi Kakeya)

  • Hiroshima Prefecture: January 18, 1886 celebration
  • January 9, 1947 deceased

Japanese mathematician (1886–1947) | Imperial Prize of Japan Academy (1928) | University of Tokyo | Hiroshima Prefecture: January 18, 1886 - January 9, 1947

49. Jacob Clay

  • Berkhout: January 18, 1882 celebration
  • Bilthoven: May 31, 1955 deceased

Dutch philosopher and university professor (1882–1955) | Righteous Among the Nations (1997) | Gymnasium Erasmianum, Leiden University | Berkhout: January 18

50. Paul Ehrenfest

  • Vienna: January 18, 1880 celebration
  • Amsterdam: September 25, 1933 deceased

Austrian and Dutch theoretical physicist (1880–1933) | Ehrenfest theorem, Ehrenfest paradox, Ehrenfest model, Ehrenfest equations, Ehrenfest–Tolman effect

51. Hans Reissner

  • Berlin: January 18, 1874 celebration
  • Mt. Angel: October 2, 1967 deceased

German engineer and mathematician (1874–1967) | Technische Universität Berlin, Humboldt University of Berlin | Berlin: January 18, 1874 - Mt. Angel: October 2, 1967

52. Ivan Bubnov

  • Nizhny Novgorod: January 18, 1872 celebration
  • Saint Petersburg: March 13, 1919 deceased

Russian mathematician (1872–1919) | Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class, Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class, Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class | Galerkin method

53. Emil Alexander de Schweinitz

  • Salem: January 18, 1866 celebration
  • February 15, 1904 deceased

United States chemist (1866-1904) | Moravian University, Nazareth Area High School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Salem: January 18, 1866

54. Hans Goldschmidt

  • Berlin: January 18, 1861 celebration
  • Baden-Baden: May 21, 1923 deceased

German chemist & entrepreneur (1861–1923) | honorary doctorate, Elliott Cresson Medal (1904) | Frederick William University Berlin | Berlin: January 18, 1861

55. Luigi Bianchi

  • Parma: January 18, 1856 celebration
  • Pisa: June 6, 1928 deceased

Italian mathematician (1856–1928) | Mathematical Prize of the Italian Academy of Sciences (1883) | Scuola Normale Superiore. Classe di Scienze, University of Pisa

56. Ivan Bajde

  • January 18, 1855 celebration

January 18, 1855 - May 6, 2023 | Ivan Bajde | January 18, 1855 - May 6, 2023

57. Thomas A. Watson

  • Salem: January 18, 1854 celebration
  • St. Petersburg: December 13, 1934 deceased

American inventor and businessperson; assistant to Alexander Graham Bell (1854–1934) | National Inventors Hall of Fame (2011) | Salem: January 18, 1854 - St.

58. Fabian Franklin

  • Eger: January 18, 1853 celebration
  • New York City: January 9, 1939 deceased

American mathematician, engineer and journalist 1853 - 1939 | Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, Johns Hopkins University | Eger: January 18, 1853 - New

59. Aleksander Świętochowski (Aleksander Swietochowski)

  • Stoczek Łukowski: January 18, 1849 celebration
  • Gołotczyzna: April 25, 1938 deceased

Polish philosopher (1849–1938) | City of Łódź Award, Golden Laurel of the Polish Academy of Literature | Stoczek Łukowski: January 18, 1849

60. Flavian Flavitsky

  • Usman: January 18, 1848 celebration
  • Kazan: November 1, 1917 deceased

Russian chemist (1848-1917) | Imperial Kharkov University | Usman: January 18, 1848 - Kazan: November 1, 1917 | Flavian Flavitsky | Usman: January 18, 1848

61. Mahadev Govind Ranade

  • Niphad: January 18, 1842 celebration
  • Pune: January 16, 1901 deceased

Indian scholar, social reformer and author (1842-1901) | Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire | Government Law College, Mumbai, Elphinstone College

62. Paul Mendelssohn Bartholdy

  • Leipzig: January 18, 1841 celebration
  • Berlin: February 17, 1880 deceased

German chemist (1841-1880) | Heidelberg University | Leipzig: January 18, 1841 - Berlin: February 17, 1880 | Paul Mendelssohn Bartholdy | Leipzig: January 18

63. B. F. Sturtevant

  • January 18, 1833 celebration

January 18, 1833 - Łódź: January 19, 1975 | B. F. Sturtevant | January 18, 1833 - Łódź: January 19, 1975

64. Philippe de Clermont

  • January 18, 1831 celebration
  • January 12, 1921 deceased

French chemist | January 18, 1831 - January 12, 1921 | Philippe de Clermont | January 18, 1831 - January 12, 1921

65. Ludvig Lorenz

  • Helsingør: January 18, 1829 celebration
  • Frederiksberg: June 9, 1891 deceased

Danish mathematician and physicist (1829-1891) | Technical University of Denmark | Helsingør: January 18, 1829 - Frederiksberg: June 9, 1891 | Ludvig Lorenz

66. Edward Frankland

  • Lancaster: January 18, 1825 celebration
  • Gudbrandsdalen: August 9, 1899 deceased

English chemist (1825–1899) | Royal Medal (1857), Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, Copley Medal (1894), Fellow of the Royal Society, Bakerian Lecture (1859)

67. Gustave Chancel

  • Loriol-sur-Drôme: January 18, 1822 celebration
  • Montpellier: August 5, 1890 deceased

French chemist (1822-1890) | Jecker Prize (1884) | Loriol-sur-Drôme: January 18, 1822 - Montpellier: August 5, 1890 | Gustave Chancel | Loriol-sur-Drôme

68. Johannes van Vloten

  • Kampen: January 18, 1818 celebration
  • Haarlem: September 21, 1883 deceased

Dutch philosopher, university professor and author (1818–1883) | Kampen: January 18, 1818 - Haarlem: September 21, 1883 | Johannes van Vloten | Kampen

69. Warren De la Rue

  • Guernsey: January 18, 1815 celebration
  • London: April 19, 1889 deceased

British astronomer, chemist and photographer (1815–1889) | Bakerian Lecture (1862), Fellow of the Royal Society, Imperial Order of the Rose, Gold Medal of

70. Joseph Glidden

  • Charlestown: January 18, 1813 celebration
  • DeKalb: October 9, 1906 deceased

American farmer who patented barbed wire (1813-1906) | National Inventors Hall of Fame (2006) | Charlestown: January 18, 1813 - DeKalb: October 9, 1906

71. Henryk Grach Piotr Niewęgłowski (Henryk Grach Piotr Nieweglowski)

  • January 18, 1807 celebration

January 18, 1807 - Paris: January 1, 1835 | Henryk Grach Piotr Niewęgłowski (Henryk Grach Piotr Nieweglowski)

72. Atanasije Nikolić (Atanasije Nikolic)

  • Bački Brestovac: January 18, 1803 celebration
  • June 28, 1882 deceased

Serbian writer | Bački Brestovac: January 18, 1803 - June 28, 1882 | Atanasije Nikolić (Atanasije Nikolic) | Bački Brestovac: January 18, 1803 - June 28, 1882

73. Gerard Moll

  • Amsterdam: January 18, 1785 celebration
  • Amsterdam: January 17, 1838 deceased

Dutch scientist (1785-1838) | honorary doctor of the University of Utrecht | Collège de France, Utrecht University, Leiden University | Amsterdam: January 18

74. Sebastian Girtler

  • January 18, 1767 celebration

Jagiellonian University | January 18, 1767 - Mainz: June 7, 2005 | Sebastian Girtler | January 18, 1767 - Mainz: June 7, 2005 | Jagiellonian University

75. Florentius Jacobus Voltelen

  • Swartland Local Municipality: January 18, 1753 celebration
  • Leiden: August 2, 1795 deceased

physician | Utrecht University | Swartland Local Municipality: January 18, 1753 - Leiden: August 2, 1795 | Florentius Jacobus Voltelen | Swartland Local

76. Louis-Claude de Saint-Martin

  • Maison du Philosophe: January 18, 1743 celebration
  • Châtenay-Malabry: October 14, 1803 deceased

French philosopher | Maison du Philosophe: January 18, 1743 - Châtenay-Malabry: October 14, 1803 | Louis-Claude de Saint-Martin (Le Philosophe inconnu). Le

77. Vincenzo Corrado

  • Oria: January 18, 1736 celebration
  • Naples: November 11, 1836 deceased

Italian cook and philosopher | Oria: January 18, 1736 - Naples: November 11, 1836 | Vincenzo Corrado | Oria: January 18, 1736 - Naples: November 11, 1836

78. Montesquieu

  • Château de la Brède: January 18, 1689 celebration
  • Paris: February 10, 1755 deceased

French philosopher | Fellow of the Royal Society (1730) | The Spirit of the Laws | Lycée Saint-Louis, College of Juilly | Château de la Brède: January 18

79. Damaris Cudworth Masham

  • Cambridge: January 18, 1659 celebration
  • London: April 20, 1708 deceased

British philosopher (1659-1708) | Cambridge: January 18, 1659 - London: April 20, 1708 | Damaris Cudworth Masham | Cambridge: January 18, 1659 - London: April 20, 1708

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