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Alexander Friedmann

Alexander Friedmann
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Alexander Alexandrovich Friedmann was a Russian and Soviet physicist and mathematician. He originated the pioneering theory that the universe is expanding, governed by a set of equations he developed known as the Friedmann equations.

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Who was born first?

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  1. Alexander Friedmann (this page)June 16, 1888 – September 16, 1925
  2. Frits ZernikeJuly 16, 1888 – March 10, 1966
  3. Herbert Spencer GasserJuly 5, 1888 – May 11, 1963
  4. Paul BernaysOctober 17, 1888 – September 18, 1977
  5. Selman Abraham WaksmanJuly 22, 1888 – August 16, 1973
  6. Viktor GoldschmidtJanuary 27, 1888 – March 20, 1947

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