Matvei Bronstein was the first who discovered (in 1935) incompatibility of General Relativity and Quantum Theory. In his words:
"The elimination of the logical inconsistencies connected with [combining GR and QT] requires a radical reconstruction of the theory, and in particular, the...
Good to see this memorial discussion.
Just one correction. The photo above is the prison photo of Lev Landau (who was a close friend of Matvei Bronstein). Here are three relevant photos
In 1935 Bronstein made his dissertation on QG.
He was arrested in Aug 1937 and "disappeared" -...