September 10, 1941

1941Stephen Jay Gould, American paleontologist, biologist, and author (died 2002)^[†]

Stephen Jay Gould was an American paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and historian of science. He was one of the most influential and widely read authors of popular science of his generation. Gould spent most of his career teaching at Harvard University and working at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. In 1996, Gould was hired as the Vincent Astor Visiting Research Professor of Biology at New York University, after which he divided his time teaching between there and Harvard. In 1998, Gould co-founded the Art Science Research Laboratory (ASRL) with artist and sculptor Rhonda Roland Shearer, whom he had married in 1995. Based in New York City, the non-profit organization supports interdisciplinary work in art, science, and media studies. Its stated goal is to apply critical methods across different fields, including academic research and journalism.

1941Christopher Hogwood, English harpsichord player and conductor, founded the Academy of Ancient Music (died 2014)^[†]

Christopher Jarvis Haley Hogwood was an English conductor, harpsichordist, and musicologist. Founder of the early music ensemble the Academy of Ancient Music, he was an authority on historically informed performance and a leading figure in the early music revival of the late 20th century.

1941Gunpei Yokoi, Japanese video game designer, invented Game Boy (died 1997)^[†]

Gunpei Yokoi , sometimes transliterated as Gumpei Yokoi, was a Japanese toy maker and video game designer. As a long-time Nintendo employee, he was best known as creator of the Game & Watch handheld system, the original designer of the Game Boy, and producer of a few long-running and critically acclaimed video game franchises such as Metroid and Kid Icarus.