Which Happened First?

Vladimir Kotelnikov

Vladimir Kotelnikov
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Vladimir Aleksandrovich Kotelnikov was an information theory and radar astronomy pioneer from the Soviet Union. He was elected a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences in the Department of Technical Science in 1953. From 30 July 1973 to 25 March 1980 Kotelnikov served as chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Alfred HersheyDecember 4, 1908 – May 22, 1997
  2. Lev LandauJanuary 9, 1908 – April 1, 1968
  3. Odette BancilhonSeptember 22, 1908 – October 22, 1993
  4. Victor AmbartsumianSeptember 5, 1908 – August 12, 1996
  5. Vladimir Kotelnikov (this page)August 24, 1908 – February 11, 2005
  6. Willard LibbyDecember 17, 1908 – September 8, 1980

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