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Born in the spring of 1904 in New York City, J. Robert Oppenheimer was an American theoretical physicist and the director of the Manhattan Project’s Los Alamos Laboratory during World War II. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in chemistry from Harvard University in 1925 and a doctorate in physics from from the University…
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Born in the summer of 1965, English author J. K. Rowling (born Joanne Rowling) is one of the most successful and well-known authors in modern history. She was born into a middle-class family in Yate, Gloucestershire. When she was four years old, her family moved to Winterbourne, Gloucestershire, where she attended St. Michael’s Church of…
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Born in the summer of 1956, American celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain was a truly one-of-a-kind figure in the world of culinary art. Known equally for his talent and for his unique perspective and humor, his books and television programs were adored by many and secured him as a household name all over the world. Born…
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Sylvia Plath was born in the fall of 1932 in Boston, Massachusetts to parents of Austrian and German descent. Destined to become one of the foremost writers of her time and genre, she was born into an intellectual household. Her father was an entomologist, professor of biology, and scientific author. Plath herself began showing her…
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Born in Chicago, Illinois in the fall of 1930, Shel Silverstein is remembered as one of the most prominent voices in children’s literature and poetry in the 20th century. His career, however, spanned multiple genres, including cartoons, plays, and music. He was the recipient of two Grammy awards and was among the nominees for the…
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Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez, born on March 6th, 1927, was a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, journalist, and screenwriter who cemented himself in history as one of the most significant and influential authors of the 20th century, particularly in the Spanish language. In 1972, he was awarded the Neustadt International Prize for literature…
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