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ASIMOV, Isaac

Isaak Yudovich Ozimov, Isaac Asimov

2 January 1920 - 6 April 1992 (Birth date estimate by Asimov himself - official date not known)

Birthplace: Petrovichi, Smolensk Oblast, Russia

Russian-American author, chemist, and educator

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ASIMOV, Isaac

Isaac Asimov

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BABEL, Isaak Ėmmanuilovič

Isaak Ėmmanuilovič Babel

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LERNER, Max

Michael Lerner

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CitationMisquotesContextSource ISBNCitation “Human life is but a series of footnotes to a vast obscure unfinished masterpiece.” ~Vladimir Nabokov, Russian-American author “Commentary” (1962) Pale Fire, New York, NY: G.P.Putnam’s Sons, p. 272 Misquotes Re-quote note: Although Nabokov didn't include commas in his original line, it is often paraphrased with additional punctuation: “Existence is a series of footnotes to a vast, obscure, unfinished masterpiece.” Context Extended excerpt [Fiction. Punctuation is original to cited source.]: “If I correctly understand the sense of this succinct observation, our poet suggests here that human life is but a series of footnotes to a vast obscure unfinished masterpiece.” (p. 272) Source ISBN Source: Library -

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RAND, Ayn

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ZWORYKIN, Vladimir

Learn more about Vladimir Zworykin | Here are a few good places to start – Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (2006) National Academy of Sciences – ‘Biographical Memoir’ by Jan Rajchman: www.nasonline.org/publications/biographical-memoirs/memoir-pdfs/zworykin-vladimir.pdf ‘Electrical Engineering Hall of Fame: Vladimir K. Zworykin’ (March 2009) Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE) overview of Zworykin’s professional contributions, by James E. Brittain; online via Vdocuments: https://vdocuments.site/electrical-engineering-hall-of-fame-vladimir-k-zworykin-scanning-our-past.html ‘Vladimir Zworykin, Television Pioneer, Dies at 92’ (1 August 1982) New York Times obituary by Robert Thomas Jr.: nytimes.com/1982/08/01/obituaries/vladimir-zworykin-television-pioneer-dies-at-92.html Image link: ZWORYSKIN, Vladimir Kosma (1929) with Mildred Birt, Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co., Demonstrating new cathode ray TV tube, No known restrictions, SIA 90-105 [SIA2010-1667], Science Service, Records, 1920s-1970s, Smithsonian Institution Archives,

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ASIMOV, Isaac

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