22. 1914
Yakov Zel’dovich is born on March 8, 1914. The Soviet physicist contributed to the nuclear program, astrophysics, and cosmology, with later work including the Sunyaev–Zeldovich effect and major advances in theoretical physics.
23. 1920
George K. Batchelor is born on March 8, 1920. The Australian-British mathematician became a giant of fluid dynamics, founded the Journal of Fluid Mechanics, and shaped twentieth-century turbulence research.
24. 1922
Ralph H. Baer is born on March 8, 1922. The German-American engineer later built the first home video game console, the Magnavox Odyssey, and helped establish the global home video game industry.