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July 20, 1937

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Olga Hahn-Neurath

1937Olga Hahn-Neurath, Austrian mathematician and philosopher from the Vienna Circle (born 1882)[โ€ ]

Olga Hahn-Neurath was an Austrian mathematician and philosopher. She is best known for being a member of the Vienna Circle. She was sister of the mathematician Hans Hahn.

Guglielmo Marconi

1937Guglielmo Marconi, Italian physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1874)[โ€ ]

Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi, 1st Marquess, was an Italian radio-frequency engineer, inventor, and politician known for his creation of a practical radio wave-based wireless telegraph system. This led to him being largely credited as the inventor of radio and sharing the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics with Ferdinand Braun "in recognition of their contributions to the development of wireless telegraphy". His work laid the foundation for the development of radio, television, and all modern wireless communication systems.