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https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/770919/amplitudes-by-lee-mandelo/
#OTD in 1940.
John Steinbeck is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath.
The book was first published in April 14, 1939. The book won the National Book Award & Pulitzer Prize for fiction, & it was cited prominently when Steinbeck was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1962. When preparing to write the novel, Steinbeck wrote: "I want to put a tag of shame on the greedy bastards who are responsible for this [the Great Depression and its effects]."
English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright John Dryden died #OTD in 1700.
Dryden was one of the most influential literary figures of his time and is often referred to as the "Father of English Criticism." As a poet, Dryden's works ranged from satires and political verse to heroic couplets and translations. He was also a prolific playwright, producing numerous comedies, tragedies, and heroic dramas.
Books by John Dryden at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/807
Brazilian novelist & journalist Lima Barreto was born #OTD in 1881.
His literary career began in the early 20th century, and he is best known for novels such as "Triste Fim de Policarpo Quaresma" - a bitter satire of the first years of the República Velha in Brazil, was published in 1911. Despite facing difficulties & setbacks during his lifetime (alcoholism and mental health issues), he continued to write until his death.
Books by Lima Barreto at PG
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Lima+Barreto&submit_search=Go%21
American physicist Richard Feynman was born #OTD in 1918.
He developed the Feynman diagrams, a pictorial representation of the mathematical expressions governing the behavior of subatomic particles, which provided a powerful tool for calculating complex interactions among particles. He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965 jointly with Julian Schwinger and Shin'ichirō Tomonaga for their fundamental contributions to the development of quantum electrodynamics (QED).
English writer of adventure fiction romances H. Rider Haggard died #OTD in 1925.
Haggard's most famous work is "King Solomon's Mines," published in 1885. Haggard's other works include "Allan Quatermain" (1887), "Jess" (1887), "Nada the Lily" (1892), "The People of the Mist" (1894), and "The Brethren" (1904), among many others.
Books by H. Rider Haggard at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/365
Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore was born #OTD in 1861.
Tagore wrote poetry, short stories, novels, and plays. He is best known for his poetry, and his collection "Gitanjali" is particularly renowned. This work earned him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. By way of translations, Tagore influenced Pablo Neruda, Gabriela Mistral, Octavio Paz, José Ortega y Gasset, Zenobia Camprubí, and Juan Ramón Jiménez.
Books by Rabindranath Tagore at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/942
Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was born #OTD in 1840.
Some of his most famous works include the ballets Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, & Sleeping Beauty; his operas such as Eugene Onegin & The Queen of Spades; & his symphonies, particularly the 4th, 5th, & the 6th, known as the "Pathétique". His "1812 Overture", written to commemorate Russia's defense against Napoleon's Grande Armée in 1812, is also incredibly popular.
Tchaikovsky at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Tchaikovsky&submit_search=Go%21
Audible realities and phonic fantasies: The first major book on acoustics.
By Corinne Mona, Assistant Librarian at The Niels Bohr Library & Archives
Before there were walkie talkies, there was Athanasius Kircher. In 1673, Kircher published Phonurgia nova : sive Conjugium mechanico-physicum artis & naturae paranympha phonosophia concinnatum (1673), which is chock-full of inventive ways to transmit sound.
Scottish social anthropologist and folklorist James George Frazer died #OTD in 1941.
He is best known for his influential work "The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion," which explores the similarities among magical and religious beliefs across diverse cultures. Frazer proposed that human belief progressed through three stages: primitive magic, replaced by religion, and finally replaced by science.
Books by James George Frazer at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1241
English writer of children's stories Juliana Horatia Ewing died #OTD in 1885.
Ewing's writing career began in the late 1860s, and she quickly gained recognition for her charming and insightful stories that often featured children and their adventures. Some of Ewing's most popular works include "Mrs. Overtheway's Remembrances" (1869), "Six to Sixteen: A Story for Girls" (1875), and "Jackanapes" (1884).
Books by Juliana Horatia Ewing at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1803
#OTD in 1794.
Branded a traitor during the Reign of Terror, French chemist Antoine Lavoisier, who was also a tax collector with the Ferme générale, is tried, convicted and guillotined in one day in Paris.
The day after Lavoisier's execution, the great mathematician Louis de Lagrange commented: "It only took them a moment to knock that head off, and perhaps a hundred years won't be enough to reproduce a similar one".
“She dies from never having experienced a love of her own volition.”
German writer Margarete Böhme was born #OTD in 1867.
She is best known for her controversial and highly successful novel, "Tagebuch einer Verlorenen", first published in 1905. It purportedly tells the true story of Thymian, a young woman forced by circumstance into a life of prostitution. A movie was made based on this book (Tabea, stehe auf! 1922).
Books by Margarete Böhme at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Margarete+B%C3%B6hme&submit_search=Go%21
French poet, dramatist, and novelist Jean Aicard died #OTD in 1921.
He was associated with the Parnassian movement, which emphasized formalism, craftsmanship, and the use of classical mythology and historical themes in poetry. He was also a prolific playwright and novelist. One of Aicard's most famous works is the novel "Le Roi de Camargue" (The King of Camargue), was published in 1872.
Books by Jean Aicard at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/6209
“Feindre d’ignorer ce qu’on sait, de savoir tout ce que l’on ignore... voilà toute la politique.”
Le Mariage de Figaro (1778)
French polymath cha died #OTD in 1799.
He is best known for his classic plays, particularly "The Barber of Seville" and "The Marriage of Figaro," which form part of the Figaro trilogy. These works were adapted into famous operas by Gioachino Rossini and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart respectively.
Books by Pierre Beaumarchais at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/7962
British mathematician, logician, philosopher, & public intellectual Bertrand Russell was born #OTD in 1872.
One of Russell's most significant achievements is the co-authorship of "Principia Mathematica" (1910-1913) with Alfred North Whitehead. His works, such as "The Problems of Philosophy" (1912) & "Our Knowledge of the External World" (1914), explored issues related to knowledge, perception, & the scientific method.
Books by Bertrand Russell at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/355
American novelist and short story writer Nathaniel Hawthorne died #OTD in 1864.
Hawthorne's early career was marked by relative obscurity. He self-published his first work, a novel titled "Fanshawe," in 1828, but later sought to suppress it. Throughout the 1830s and 1840s, he wrote numerous short stories and sketches which were later collected in volumes such as "Twice-Told Tales" (1837, 1842).
Books by Nathaniel Hawthorne at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/28
"Destiny stands behind people, veiled in a veil of mystery, and in her hand she holds a quiver with a thousand events..."
Gloria Victis
Polish novelist Eliza Orzeszkowa died #OTD in 1810.
Orzeszkowa was a leading writer of the Positivism movement during foreign Partitions of Poland. In 1905, together with Henryk Sienkiewicz, she was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Books by Eliza Orzeszkowa at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/9367
English self-taught mathematician and physicist Oliver Heaviside was born #OTD in 1850.
He invented a new technique for solving differential equations, independently developed vector calculus, and rewrote Maxwell's equations in the form commonly used today. He significantly shaped the way Maxwell's equations are understood and applied in the decades following Maxwell's death. His practical experience in telegraphy provided a foundation for his later theoretical work.
Dutch poet, literary critic, & essayist Albert Verwey was born #OTD in 1865.
Verwey was a central figure in the Dutch literary movement known as the Tachtigers, which sought to revolutionize Dutch poetry by emphasizing individualism, emotion, and innovative language and form. The Tachtigers rejected the conventional poetic styles & themes of their time, advocating for a more personal and introspective approach to poetry.
Books by Albert Verwey at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/38843
#OTD in 1916.
Natsume Sōseki's novel Light and Darkness (明暗, Mei An) begins to be serialized in the Tokyo and Osaka editions of the newspaper Asahi Shimbun, but will remain unfinished at the author's death on December 9, aged 49.
Works by Natsume Sōseki at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2905
British poet Felicia Dorothea Hemans died #OTD in 1835.
Some of her most famous poems include "Casabianca," which begins with the memorable line "The boy stood on the burning deck," and "The Homes of England," which celebrates the virtues of home and family. Hemans also wrote historical and romantic poetry, drawing inspiration from literature, history, and mythology.
Books by or about Felicia Hemans at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Felicia+Hemans&submit_search=Go%21
#OTD in 1926.
C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien first meet in Oxford.
Both men served on the English faculty at Oxford University and were active in the informal Oxford literary group known as the Inklings. The Inklings were literary enthusiasts who praised the value of narrative in fiction and encouraged the writing of fantasy.
C.S. Lewis at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/782
J.R.R. Tolkien at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/42379
#OTD in 1743.
French physicist Jean-Pierre Christin published the design of a mercury thermometer using the centigrade scale with 0 representing the melting point of water and 100 its boiling point.
Available at : Annales des sciences physiques et naturelles, d'agriculture et d'industrie
By Société d'agriculture, sciences et industrie de Lyon. via @googlebooks
#books #science #physics #thermometry
"There is an ideal standard somewhere and only that matters and I cannot find it. Hence the aimlessness."
The Letters of T.E. Lawrence
British archaeologist, army officer, diplomat, and writer T. E. Lawrence died #OTD in 1935.
He is famously known as "Lawrence of Arabia" due to his extraordinary role in the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire during World War I.
T. E. Lawrence as a translator at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65161
