1)december 25 Werner Heisenberg (5 December 1901 – 1 February 1976) was a German theoretical physicist who made foundational contributions to quantum mechanics and is best known for asserting the uncertainty principle of quantum theory. In addition, he also made important contributions to nuclear physics, quantum field theory, and particle physics.
2)jan 18 Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, DL (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a Scottish physician and writer, most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes and Aengus Stewart, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction, and for the adventures of Professor Challenger. He was a prolific writer whose other works include science fiction stories, historical novels, plays and romances, poetry, and non-fiction.
3)jan 25 Robert Anson Heinlein (July 7, 1907 – May 8, 1988) was an American science fiction writer, served in the United states Navy, worked in silver mining, real estate, and created the concept for the water bed among other things that he wrote about and later were created in the world. For many years, Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, and Arthur C. Clarke were known as the "Big Three" of science fiction.
4)feb 06 Peter Henlein (or Heinlein or Henle or Hele) (1479/1480 – August 1542), a locksmith and watchmaker from Nuremberg, is often considered the inventor of the portable timekeeper, making him the inventor of the watch, but this claim is disputed. His small, drum-shaped Taschenuhr, a portable watch which he built during his asylum from 1504 to 1508, could run for forty hours before it needed rewinding.
Words of wisdom: 1)jan 22 "Much may be done in those little shreds and patches of time which every day produces, and which most men throw away." -Charles Caleb Colton 2)feb 10 "The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to be." -Paul Valery
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