Curated category
Academics of the University of Cambridge
- J. Robert OppenheimerJulius Robert Oppenheimer was born on the 22nd of April 1904, in New York City to Ella Friedman and Julius Seligmann Oppenheimer.
- Michael CrichtonJohn Michael Crichton was born on the 23rd of October 1942, in Chicago, Illinois. He grew up in Roslyn, New York, where he walked to school and rode his bike…
- Max BornMax Born entered the University of Göttingen in April 1904, stepping into a world dominated by three renowned mathematicians.
- Raymond WilliamsRaymond Henry Williams was born on the 31st of August 1921 in Pandy, a small village just north of Llanfihangel Crucorney near Abergavenny.
- Leopold InfeldLeopold Infeld entered the world on the 20th of August 1898 in Kraków. His family belonged to the Polish Jewish community within the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
- John Guy (historian)John Alexander Guy arrived in Warragul, Victoria, on the 16th of January 1949. His family moved to Britain four years later during the early months of 1952.
- Ha-Joon ChangHa-Joon Chang was born on the 7th of October 1963 in South Korea. He grew up as the son of a former minister of industry and resources named Chang Jae-sik.
- Eric FonerEric Foner was born on the 7th of February 1943 in New York City. His father Jack D. Foner worked actively within the trade union movement and campaigned for…