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File:Antoine Becquerel.jpg|link=Antoine César Becquerel (nonfiction)|1809 Feb. 18: Physicist and academic [[Antoine César Becquerel (nonfiction)|Antoine César Becquerel]] uses [[Electricity (nonfiction)|electricity]] to power new type of [[scrying engine]]. | File:Antoine Becquerel.jpg|link=Antoine César Becquerel (nonfiction)|1809 Feb. 18: Physicist and academic [[Antoine César Becquerel (nonfiction)|Antoine César Becquerel]] uses [[Electricity (nonfiction)|electricity]] to power new type of [[scrying engine]]. | ||
File:Ada Lovelace.jpg|link=Ada Lovelace (nonfiction)|1815 Dec. 10: Mathematician and writer [[Ada Lovelace (nonfiction)|Ada Lovelace]] born. | |||
File:Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi.jpg|link=1851 Feb 18: Mathematician and academic [[Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi (nonfiction)|Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi]] dies. He made fundamental contributions to elliptic functions, dynamics, differential equations, and number theory. | File:Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi.jpg|link=1851 Feb 18: Mathematician and academic [[Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi (nonfiction)|Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi]] dies. He made fundamental contributions to elliptic functions, dynamics, differential equations, and number theory. | ||
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File:J. Robert Oppenheimer.jpg|link=J. Robert Oppenheimer (nonfiction)|1904 Apr. 22: American physicist and academic [[J. Robert Oppenheimer (nonfiction)|J. Robert Oppenheimer]] born. His achievements in physics will include the Born–Oppenheimer approximation for molecular wavefunctions, work on the theory of electrons and positrons, the Oppenheimer–Phillips process in nuclear fusion, and the first prediction of quantum tunneling. | File:J. Robert Oppenheimer.jpg|link=J. Robert Oppenheimer (nonfiction)|1904 Apr. 22: American physicist and academic [[J. Robert Oppenheimer (nonfiction)|J. Robert Oppenheimer]] born. His achievements in physics will include the Born–Oppenheimer approximation for molecular wavefunctions, work on the theory of electrons and positrons, the Oppenheimer–Phillips process in nuclear fusion, and the first prediction of quantum tunneling. | ||
File:Ascleplius Myrmidon Ypres ruins 1915.jpg|link=Asclepius Myrmidon|1915 Apr. 22: Scientist and combat surgeon [[Asclepius Myrmidon]] provides emergency medical services during a series of chemical warfare attacks in western Europe. | File:Ascleplius Myrmidon Ypres ruins 1915.jpg|link=Asclepius Myrmidon|1915 Apr. 22: Scientist and combat surgeon [[Asclepius Myrmidon]] provides emergency medical services during a series of chemical warfare attacks in western Europe. | ||
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File:Chrome Plover early publicity photo.jpg|link=Chrome Plover|1959 Dec. 10: [[Chrome Plover]], the famous [[musical electroplating ensemble]], announces new controller units. | |||
File:Vandal Savage Field Report Peenemunde.jpg|link=Field Report Number One (Peenemunde)|1944 Feb. 1: Pultizer Prize awarded to ''[[Field Report Number One (Peenemunde)|Field Report Number One]]'' (Peenemunde edition). | File:Vandal Savage Field Report Peenemunde.jpg|link=Field Report Number One (Peenemunde)|1944 Feb. 1: Pultizer Prize awarded to ''[[Field Report Number One (Peenemunde)|Field Report Number One]]'' (Peenemunde edition). | ||
File:The Hal Jordan Playbook.jpg|link=The Hal Jordan Playbook|1964 Feb. 17: Publication of ''[[The Hal Jordan Playbook]]'' increases risk of [[crimes against mathematical constants]]. | File:The Hal Jordan Playbook.jpg|link=The Hal Jordan Playbook|1964 Feb. 17: Publication of ''[[The Hal Jordan Playbook]]'' increases risk of [[crimes against mathematical constants]]. | ||
File:Adolf Abraham Halevi Fraenkel.jpg|link=|1965 Oct. 15: Mathematician [[Abraham Fraenkel (nonfiction)|Abraham Fraenkel]] dies. He contributed to axiomatic set theory, and published a biography of [[Georg Cantor (nonfiction)|George Cantor]]. | File:Adolf Abraham Halevi Fraenkel.jpg|link=|1965 Oct. 15: Mathematician [[Abraham Fraenkel (nonfiction)|Abraham Fraenkel]] dies. He contributed to axiomatic set theory, and published a biography of [[Georg Cantor (nonfiction)|George Cantor]]. | ||
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File:J. Robert Oppenheimer.jpg|link=J. Robert Oppenheimer (nonfiction)|1967 Feb. 18: American physicist and academic [[J. Robert Oppenheimer (nonfiction)|J. Robert Oppenheimer]] dies. His achievements in physics included the Born–Oppenheimer approximation for molecular wavefunctions, work on the theory of electrons and positrons, the Oppenheimer–Phillips process in nuclear fusion, and the first prediction of quantum tunneling. | File:J. Robert Oppenheimer.jpg|link=J. Robert Oppenheimer (nonfiction)|1967 Feb. 18: American physicist and academic [[J. Robert Oppenheimer (nonfiction)|J. Robert Oppenheimer]] dies. His achievements in physics included the Born–Oppenheimer approximation for molecular wavefunctions, work on the theory of electrons and positrons, the Oppenheimer–Phillips process in nuclear fusion, and the first prediction of quantum tunneling. | ||
File:Werner Heisenberg.jpg|link=Werner Heisenberg (nonfiction)|1976 Feb. 1: Physicist and academic [[Werner Heisenberg (nonfiction)|Werner Heisenberg]] dies. He introduced the [[Uncertainty principle (nonfiction)|uncertainty principle]] -- in quantum mechanics, any of a variety of mathematical inequalities asserting a fundamental limit to the precision with which certain pairs of physical properties of a particle can be known. | File:Werner Heisenberg.jpg|link=Werner Heisenberg (nonfiction)|1976 Feb. 1: Physicist and academic [[Werner Heisenberg (nonfiction)|Werner Heisenberg]] dies. He introduced the [[Uncertainty principle (nonfiction)|uncertainty principle]] -- in quantum mechanics, any of a variety of mathematical inequalities asserting a fundamental limit to the precision with which certain pairs of physical properties of a particle can be known. | ||
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File:Lorenz_attractor_trajectory-through-phase-space.gif|link=Lorenz system (nonfiction)|1989 Dec. 10: Animated [[Lorenz system (nonfiction)|Lorenz system]] diagram celebrates the life and work of [[Ada Lovelace (nonfiction)|Ada Lovelace]]. | |||
File:George Plimpton 1993.jpg|link=George Plimpton (nonfiction)|2003 Feb. 17: [[George Plimpton (nonfiction)|George Plimpton]] publishes first in prize-winning series of articles on [[high-energy literature]]. | File:George Plimpton 1993.jpg|link=George Plimpton (nonfiction)|2003 Feb. 17: [[George Plimpton (nonfiction)|George Plimpton]] publishes first in prize-winning series of articles on [[high-energy literature]]. | ||
File:Nicolaas de Bruijn.jpg|link=Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn (nonfiction)|2012 Feb. 17: Mathematician and theorist [[Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn (nonfiction)|Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn]] dies. He made contributions in the fields of analysis, number theory, combinatorics, and logic. | File:Nicolaas de Bruijn.jpg|link=Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn (nonfiction)|2012 Feb. 17: Mathematician and theorist [[Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn (nonfiction)|Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn]] dies. He made contributions in the fields of analysis, number theory, combinatorics, and logic. | ||
File:The Eel receives news from informants.jpg|link=The Eel's henchmen|2014 Dec. 10: The Eel receives [[The Eel's henchmen|news from informants]]. | |||
File:Egg Tooth Neighborhood Association logo.jpg|link=Egg Tooth (neighborhood)|2016 Dec. 10: [[Egg Tooth (neighborhood)|Egg Tooth Neighborhood Association]] celebrates life and work of [[Ada Lovelace (nonfiction)|Ada Lovelace]]. | File:Egg Tooth Neighborhood Association logo.jpg|link=Egg Tooth (neighborhood)|2016 Dec. 10: [[Egg Tooth (neighborhood)|Egg Tooth Neighborhood Association]] celebrates life and work of [[Ada Lovelace (nonfiction)|Ada Lovelace]]. | ||
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Revision as of 09:39, 4 February 2017
1452 Dec. 10: Mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, priest, maker of astronomical instruments, and professor Johannes Stöffler born.
1462 Feb. 1: Polymath Johannes Trithemius born. He will be remembered as a lexicographer, chronicler, cryptographer, and occultist.
1561 Apr. 22: Mathematician and fencer Ludolph van Ceulen uses Gnomon algorithm techniques to prevent outbreak of Wumpus-compass syndrome.
1600 Feb. 17: Dominican friar, philosopher, mathematician, poet, and cosmological theorist Giordano Bruno is burned at the stake.
1809 Feb. 18: Physicist and academic Antoine César Becquerel uses electricity to power new type of scrying engine.
1815 Dec. 10: Mathematician and writer Ada Lovelace born.
1890 Feb. 17: Physicist and mathematician Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet publishes new class of Gnomon algorithm functions based on Navier–Stokes equations.
1891 Feb. 17: Mathematician Abraham Fraenkel born. He will contribute to axiomatic set theory, and publish a biography of George Cantor.
1891 Oct. 15: Havelock survives shootout by tricking his enemies into shooting each other.
1674 Feb. 1: Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus uses Gnomon algorithm to detect and counteract crimes against mathematical constants.
1842 Feb. 1: Poet and wizard Jan Kochanowski adapts Nebra sky disk for use as scrying engine.
1903 Feb. 1: Physicist and mathematician Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet dies. He made seminal contributions to fluid dynamics (including the Navier–Stokes equations) and to physical optics.
1904 Apr. 22: American physicist and academic J. Robert Oppenheimer born. His achievements in physics will include the Born–Oppenheimer approximation for molecular wavefunctions, work on the theory of electrons and positrons, the Oppenheimer–Phillips process in nuclear fusion, and the first prediction of quantum tunneling.
1915 Apr. 22: Scientist and combat surgeon Asclepius Myrmidon provides emergency medical services during a series of chemical warfare attacks in western Europe.
1959 Dec. 10: Chrome Plover, the famous musical electroplating ensemble, announces new controller units.
1944 Feb. 1: Pultizer Prize awarded to Field Report Number One (Peenemunde edition).
1964 Feb. 17: Publication of The Hal Jordan Playbook increases risk of crimes against mathematical constants.
1965 Oct. 15: Mathematician Abraham Fraenkel dies. He contributed to axiomatic set theory, and published a biography of George Cantor.
1967 Feb. 18: American physicist and academic J. Robert Oppenheimer dies. His achievements in physics included the Born–Oppenheimer approximation for molecular wavefunctions, work on the theory of electrons and positrons, the Oppenheimer–Phillips process in nuclear fusion, and the first prediction of quantum tunneling.
1976 Feb. 1: Physicist and academic Werner Heisenberg dies. He introduced the uncertainty principle -- in quantum mechanics, any of a variety of mathematical inequalities asserting a fundamental limit to the precision with which certain pairs of physical properties of a particle can be known.
1989 Dec. 10: Animated Lorenz system diagram celebrates the life and work of Ada Lovelace.
2003 Feb. 17: George Plimpton publishes first in prize-winning series of articles on high-energy literature.
2012 Feb. 17: Mathematician and theorist Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn dies. He made contributions in the fields of analysis, number theory, combinatorics, and logic.
2014 Dec. 10: The Eel receives news from informants.
2016 Dec. 10: Egg Tooth Neighborhood Association celebrates life and work of Ada Lovelace.
