August 8
Geniuses Born on August 8
2 Geniuses leo
📚Most common field: Physics (1 geniuses)
🌍Most represented country: England (1)
📅Eras: Modern (2)

Geniuses Born on August 8

2 geniuses born on August 8 — including Paul Dirac and Ernest Lawrence. Explore their biographies, IQ scores, and achievements.

Paul DiracIQ 190
1902–1984 · England
Sharing the 1933 Nobel Prize in Physics with Erwin Schrödinger "for the discovery of new productive forms of atomic theo
An English theoretical physicist who is regarded as one of the most significant physicists of the 20th century.
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Ernest Lawrence
1901–1958 · United States
Invention of the cyclotronManhattan Project
A pioneering American nuclear scientist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1939 for his invention of the cyclotron.
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Which geniuses were born on August 8?

Paul Dirac, Ernest Lawrence — 2 geniuses in total share this birthday.

What is the zodiac sign for August 8?

leo is the zodiac sign for people born on August 8.

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