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File:Francesco_Algarotti_-_by_Jean-Étienne_Liotard_(1745).jpg|link=Francesco Algarotti (nonfiction)|1764: Venetian polymath and art collector [[Francesco Algarotti (nonfiction)|Francesco Algarotti]] dies. Algarotti's broad knowledge included expertise in Newtonianism, architecture, and music; and he was a friend of most of the leading authors of his times. Pic.
File:John Winthrop.jpg|link=John Winthrop (scientist) (nonfiction)|1779: Mathematician, physicist, and astronomer [[John Winthrop (scientist) (nonfiction)|John Winthrop]] dies. He was one of the foremost men of science in America during the 18th century.
File:John Winthrop.jpg|link=John Winthrop (scientist) (nonfiction)|1779: Mathematician, physicist, and astronomer [[John Winthrop (scientist) (nonfiction)|John Winthrop]] dies. He was one of the foremost men of science in America during the 18th century.
File:David Brewster.jpg|link=David Brewster (nonfiction)|1848: Inventor [[David Brewster (nonfiction)|David Brewster]] demonstrates his "lenticular stereoscope" (the first portable, 3D viewing device), now widely used in modern [[scrying engines]].
 
File:Vito Volterra.jpg|link=Vito Volterra (nonfiction)|1860: Mathematician and physicist [[Vito Volterra (nonfiction)|Vito Volterra]] born. He will be one of the founders of functional analysis, making contributions to mathematical biology and integral equations.
File:Vito Volterra.jpg|link=Vito Volterra (nonfiction)|1860: Mathematician and physicist [[Vito Volterra (nonfiction)|Vito Volterra]] born. He will be one of the founders of functional analysis, making contributions to mathematical biology and integral equations.
File:Nikolai Tesla 1896.jpg|link=Nikola Tesla (nonfiction)|1890: Electrical engineer [[Nikola Tesla (nonfiction)|Nikola Tesla]] uses radio waves to detect and prevent [[crimes against mathematical constants]].
 
File:Werner Fenchel.jpg|link=Werner Fenchel (nonfiction)|1905: Mathematician and academic [[Werner Fenchel (nonfiction)|Werner Fenchel]] born. He will establish the basic results of convex analysis and nonlinear optimization theory which will, in time, serve as the foundation for nonlinear programming.
 
File:Jacques-Louis Lions.jpg|link=Jacques-Louis Lions (nonfiction)|1928: Mathematician [[Jacques-Louis Lions (nonfiction)|Jacques-Louis Lions]] born.  He will make contributions to the theory of partial differential equations and to stochastic control.
 
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  • 1764: Venetian polymath and art collector Francesco Algarotti dies. Algarotti's broad knowledge included expertise in Newtonianism, architecture, and music; and he was a friend of most of the leading authors of his times. Pic.

    1764: Venetian polymath and art collector Francesco Algarotti dies. Algarotti's broad knowledge included expertise in Newtonianism, architecture, and music; and he was a friend of most of the leading authors of his times. Pic.

  • 1779: Mathematician, physicist, and astronomer John Winthrop dies. He was one of the foremost men of science in America during the 18th century.

    1779: Mathematician, physicist, and astronomer John Winthrop dies. He was one of the foremost men of science in America during the 18th century.

  • 1860: Mathematician and physicist Vito Volterra born. He will be one of the founders of functional analysis, making contributions to mathematical biology and integral equations.

    1860: Mathematician and physicist Vito Volterra born. He will be one of the founders of functional analysis, making contributions to mathematical biology and integral equations.

  • 1905: Mathematician and academic Werner Fenchel born. He will establish the basic results of convex analysis and nonlinear optimization theory which will, in time, serve as the foundation for nonlinear programming.

    1905: Mathematician and academic Werner Fenchel born. He will establish the basic results of convex analysis and nonlinear optimization theory which will, in time, serve as the foundation for nonlinear programming.

  • 1928: Mathematician Jacques-Louis Lions born. He will make contributions to the theory of partial differential equations and to stochastic control.

    1928: Mathematician Jacques-Louis Lions born. He will make contributions to the theory of partial differential equations and to stochastic control.

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