Born on July 3

A German-language writer from Prague, a major figure of 20th-century literature. His work, marked by the absurd and by anguish in the face of oppressive systems, gave rise to the adjective “Kafkaesque.”

Bibha Chowdhuri (1913-1991) was an Indian physicist and a pioneer in the study of cosmic rays and particle physics. Working with Debendra Mohan Bose, she used photographic plates to detect subatomic particles, coming close to discovering the meson.

Tracey Emin is a British contemporary artist and a leading figure of the Young British Artists. Her deeply autobiographical work explores intimacy, sexuality and personal suffering through installation, neon, drawing and embroidery.

American computer scientist of Chinese origin, pioneer in artificial intelligence and computer vision. She created ImageNet, an image database that revolutionized deep learning. A professor at Stanford, she advocates for ethical and inclusive AI.