American founder of Oculus VR and inventor of the Oculus Rift | Progress Medal | California State University, Long Beach | Long Beach: September 19, 1992 - May 17, 2024
Jean-Baptiste Joseph Delambre
- Amiens: September 19, 1749 celebration
- Paris: August 19, 1822 celebration


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Jean-Baptiste Joseph Delambre -
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Jean-Baptiste Joseph Delambre -
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celebration Date of birth
Amiens: September 19, 1749 -
deceased Rest in Peace
Paris: August 19, 1822 -
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engineering Field of Work
- astronomy
- mathematics
- geodesy
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- Gerard Moll
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school Education
- College Duplessis
- Collège de France
- Paris Observatory, PSL University
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trophy Awards & Honors
- 72 names on the Eiffel Tower
- Knight of the Legion of Honour (1815)
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1822)
- Fellow of the Royal Society (1791)
- Officer of the Legion of Honour (1821)
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social_leaderboard Notable Works
- Arc measurement of Delambre and Méchain
- French mathematician and astronomer | 72 names on the Eiffel Tower, Knight of the Legion of Honour (1815), Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences