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||1906: Chester Carlson born ... physicist and lawyer, invented Xerography.
||1906: Chester Carlson born ... physicist and lawyer, invented Xerography.
||1906: Isidor Pavlovich Natanson (Russian: Исидор Павлович Натансон; February 8, 1906 in Zurich – July 3, 1964 in Leningrad) was a Swiss-born Soviet mathematician known for contributions to real analysis and constructive function theory, in particular, for his textbooks on these subjects.
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||1907: Hendrik Willem Bakhuis Roozeboom dies ... chemist and academic.
||1907: Hendrik Willem Bakhuis Roozeboom dies ... chemist and academic.

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  • 1700: Mathematician and physicist Daniel Bernoulli born. He will be particularly remembered for his applications of mathematics to mechanics, especially fluid mechanics, and for his pioneering work in probability and statistics.

    1700: Mathematician and physicist Daniel Bernoulli born. He will be particularly remembered for his applications of mathematics to mechanics, especially fluid mechanics, and for his pioneering work in probability and statistics.

  • 1866: Chemist Moses Gomberg born. He will identify the triphenylmethyl radical, the first persistent radical to be discovered, and will thus be known as the founder of radical chemistry.

    1866: Chemist Moses Gomberg born. He will identify the triphenylmethyl radical, the first persistent radical to be discovered, and will thus be known as the founder of radical chemistry.

  • 1867: Didacus automaton develops self-awareness, invents new class of Gnomon algorithm functions.

    1867: Didacus automaton develops self-awareness, invents new class of Gnomon algorithm functions.

  • 1879: Engineer and inventor Sandford Fleming first proposes adoption of Universal Standard Time at a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute.

    1879: Engineer and inventor Sandford Fleming first proposes adoption of Universal Standard Time at a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute.

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  • 1933: Carnivorous dirigibles found responsible for recent wave of cattle mutilations.

    1933: Carnivorous dirigibles found responsible for recent wave of cattle mutilations.

  • 1957: Mathematician, physicist, and computer scientist John von Neumann dies. He was a key figure in the development of the digital computer, and developed mathematical models of both nuclear and thermonuclear weapons.

    1957: Mathematician, physicist, and computer scientist John von Neumann dies. He was a key figure in the development of the digital computer, and developed mathematical models of both nuclear and thermonuclear weapons.

  • 1973: Physicist, engineer, and Gnomon algorithm theorist Dennis Gabor invents new form of holography which detects and prevents crimes against light.

    1973: Physicist, engineer, and Gnomon algorithm theorist Dennis Gabor invents new form of holography which detects and prevents crimes against light.

  • 2016: Steganographic analysis of Triumph reveals "at least four thousand and ninety-six kilobytes" of previously unknown Gnomon algorithm functions.

    2016: Steganographic analysis of Triumph reveals "at least four thousand and ninety-six kilobytes" of previously unknown Gnomon algorithm functions.

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