by wp_sd | Feb 15, 2019 | Birthday
Douglas Richard Hofstadter (February 15, 1945 – …) is an American professor of cognitive science whose research focuses on the sense of “I”,[2][3] consciousness, analogy-making, artistic creation, literary translation, and discovery in...
by wp_sd | Jan 28, 2019 | Birthday
Paul Jackson Pollock (January 28, 1912 – August 11, 1956), known as Jackson Pollock, was an influential American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement. He was well known for his unique style of drip painting. During his lifetime, Pollock...
by wp_sd | Jan 27, 2019 | Birthday, Music
Hello hello hello … it’s Mozart day ! Don Giovanni, String Quintetts, Requiem, Rondo alla turca, Piano Sonata in F Major, Clarinet Concerto in A Major, … who cares … there is no favorite … he is just a genius … and that’s...
by wp_sd | Dec 28, 2018 | Birthday
John von Neumann (December 28, 1903 – February 8, 1957) was a Hungarian-born American pure and applied mathematician and polymath. He made major contributions to a number of fields,[1] including mathematics (foundations of mathematics, functional analysis, ergodic...
by wp_sd | Dec 22, 2018 | Birthday, Music
Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini (22 December 1858 – 29 November 1924), generally known as Giacomo Puccini, was an Italian composer whose operas are among the most frequently performed in the standard repertoire.[n 1] Puccini has been called...
by wp_sd | Dec 18, 2018 | Birthday
Paul Klee (18 December 1879 – 29 June 1940) was a painter born in Münchenbuchsee, Switzerland, and is considered to be a German-Swiss.[a] His highly individual style was influenced by movements in art that included expressionism, cubism, and surrealism. He was also a...
