The physicist Max Born was born on December 11, 1882. He was one of the
pioneering developers of quantum mechanics. He won the Nobel prize in 1954.
Some of his most productive years were at the University of Gottingen, in
Germany. He had to leave Germany in 1933, and went to the UK, first to
Cambridge and then to Edinburgh, but returned after retiring in 1953. He is
buried in Gottingen. His tombstone has on it his fundamental equation or matrix
mechanics, you can see a picture here: http://www.origin-life.gr.jp/3004/3004229/126.jpg
The singer/actress Olivia Newton-John is his granddaughter. Max’s
daughter, Irene, married Brinley Newton-John, who worked for British
intelligence during WWII, and then moved to Australia in the 1950’s to teach at
the University of Melbourne’s Ormond College.
Her first solo album was titled “If Not For You,” released in 1971. The
title song was written by Bob Dylan and previously recorded by George Harrison,
and was her first international hit. You can watch/hear it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwTYhnQgJjA.
There is also a version by Dylan/Harrison at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tctzUNMp5po
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