births
December 8, 1919
Julia Bowman, American mathematician and theorist (died 1985)
Julia Robinson
Julia Hall Bowman Robinson was an American mathematician noted for her contributions to the fields of computability theory and computational complexity theory—most notably in decision problems. Her work on Hilbert's tenth problem played a crucial role in its ultimate resolution. Robinson was a 1983 MacArthur Fellow.
December 8
December 8 is the 342nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 23 days remain until the end of the year.