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Minkowski

American  
[ming-kawf-skee, -kof-] / mɪŋˈkɔf ski, -ˈkɒf- /

noun

  1. Hermann 1864–1909, German mathematician.


Minkowski British  
/ mɪŋˈkɒfskɪ /

noun

  1. Hermann (ˈhɜːmən). 1864–1909, German mathematician, born in Russia. His concept of a four-dimensional space-time continuum (1907) proved crucial for the general theory of relativity developed by Einstein

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Marc Minkowski, the renowned Baroque maestro who until last year directed the Opéra National de Bordeaux, where the ballet premiered, recalled: “Angelin said, ‘I have a friend who’s one of the Daft Punks.’

From New York Times Apr. 3, 2023

"The pandemic created "go to" countries where governments saw the benefit of keeping productions running with exemptions to border shutdowns, quarantines, and other restrictions," said Minkowski.

From Reuters Sep. 6, 2021

Consider the case of flat, empty Minkowski space—the simplest of all space-time configurations.

From Scientific American Aug. 27, 2018

The new set abounds with them, including Arnold Östman’s spirited chamber recording of “Le nozze di Figaro” and fresh, robust performances by John Eliot Gardiner,Christopher Hogwood,Trevor Pinnock,Frans Brüggen and Marc Minkowski and their respective ensembles.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 6, 2016

I don't care if he's Gauss and Riemann and Lorenz and Poincare and Minkowski and Whitehead and Einstein, all collapsed into one!

From The Mercenaries by Piper, H. Beam

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