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When was Julian Schwinger born?

  • February 12, 1918

  • October 31, 1918

  • July 4, 1918

  • December 25, 1918

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Born on February 12, 1918, Julian Schwinger was an American theoretical physicist who made significant contributions to quantum electrodynamics (QED). His work, along with that of Richard Feynman and Sin-Itiro Tomonaga, laid the foundation for our modern understanding of the interactions between light and matter. Schwinger's contributions earned him a share of the 1965 Nobel Prize in Physics.
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