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1423: Mathematician and astronomer Georg von Peuerbach (nonfiction) born. He will be remembered for his streamlined presentation of Ptolemaic astronomy in the Theoricae Novae Planetarum.
1946: Physicist Louis Slotin dies. He was fatally irradiated in a criticality incident during an experiment with the demon core at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
1964: Physicist and academic Leo Szilard dies. He conceived the nuclear chain reaction in 1933, and patented the idea of a nuclear reactor with Enrico Fermi.
1971: Mariner 9 launched towards Mars. It will map 70% of the surface, and study temporal changes in the atmosphere and surface.
1989: Army research laboratories convert modern plowshares into ancient swords. Military contractors call technique "Astonishing breakthrough."

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 File:Leo Szilard.jpg|link=Leo Szilard (nonfiction)|1964: Physicist and academic [[Leo Szilard (nonfiction)|Leo Szilard]] dies. He conceived the nuclear chain reaction in 1933, and patented the idea of a nuclear reactor with Enrico Fermi.
+File:Mariner 9.jpg|link=Mariner 9 (nonfiction)|1971: [[Mariner 9 (nonfiction)|Mariner 9]] launched towards Mars. It will map 70% of the surface, and study temporal changes in the atmosphere and surface.
 File:800px-Nebra_Schwerter.jpg|link=Weapon (nonfiction)|1989: Army research laboratories [[Weapon (nonfiction)|convert modern plowshares into ancient swords]].  Military contractors call technique "Astonishing breakthrough."
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