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Alexander Abian
(Smbat) Abian (January 1, 1923 – July 24, 1999)[1] was an Iranian-born Armenian-American mathematician who taught for over 25 years at Iowa State University and became notable for his frequent posts to various Usenet newsgroups, and his advocacy for the destruction of the Moon. Life[edit] Abian was born in Tabriz, Iran, and was of Armenian ethnicity.
Born(1923-01-01)January 1, 1923DiedJuly 24, 1999(1999-07-24) (aged 76)Other namesSmbat AbianOccupationProfessor at Iowa State University Abian gained a degree of international notoriety for his claim that blowing up the Moon would end virtually every natural disaster. He made this claim in 1991 in a campus newspaper,[4] stating that a Moonless Earth wouldn't wobble, eliminating both the seasons and its associated events like heat waves, snowstorms and hurricanes. The information in this obituary is based on data from the US Government's Social Security Death Index.^ Alexander Abian at the Mathematics Genealogy Project^ Anderson, Rebecca (July 1999),"ISU professor Abian dies at 76", Mid-Iowa News, Ames Tribune, archived from the original on December 4, 2000.^"YIKES!
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