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Minkowski
[ ming-kawf-skee, -kof- ]
noun
- Her·mann [hur, -m, uh, n, her, -mahn], 1864–1909, German mathematician.
Minkowski
/ mɪŋˈkɒfskɪ /
noun
- MinkowskiHermann18641909MGermanRussianSCIENCE: mathematician 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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