Minkowski
[ ming-kawf-skee, -kof- ]
/ mɪŋˈkɔf ski, -ˈkɒf- /
noun
Her·mann
[hur-muh n; German her-mahn] /ˈhɜr mən; German ˈhɛr mɑn/,1864–1909,
German mathematician.
British Dictionary definitions for minkowski
Minkowski
/ (mɪŋˈkɒfskɪ) /
noun
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