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||1745: Isaac Greenwood dies ... first Hollisian Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy at Harvard College. During his tenure, he wrote anonymously the first natively-published American book on mathematics – the Greenwood Book, published in 1729. Pic search. | ||1745: Isaac Greenwood dies ... first Hollisian Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy at Harvard College. During his tenure, he wrote anonymously the first natively-published American book on mathematics – the Greenwood Book, published in 1729. Pic search. | ||
||1804: Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot dies ... engineer. | ||1804: Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot dies ... engineer. Pic. | ||
||1826: Gustav Heinrich Wiedemann born ... physicist known mostly for his literary work. Pic. | ||1826: Gustav Heinrich Wiedemann born ... physicist known mostly for his literary work. Pic. | ||
||1852: William Ramsay born ... chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate. | ||1852: William Ramsay born ... chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate. Pic. | ||
||1853: François Arago | File:François Arago.jpg|link=François Arago (nonfiction)|1853: Mathematician and politician [[François Arago (nonfiction)|François Arago]] born. He observed that a rotating plate of copper tends to communicate its motion to a magnetic needle suspended over it, an effect now known as eddy current. | ||
||1854: Patrick Geddes born ... biologist, sociologist, geographer, and philanthropist. | ||1854: Patrick Geddes born ... biologist, sociologist, geographer, and philanthropist. Pic. | ||
||1883: Karl von Terzaghi born ... geologist and engineer. | ||1883: Karl von Terzaghi born ... geologist and engineer. Pic. | ||
||1886: Astronomer Robert Julius Trumpler born. He will observe that the brightness of the more distant open clusters is lower than expected, and the stars appear more red, a phenomenon caused by interstellar dust absorbing interstellar light. | ||1886: Astronomer Robert Julius Trumpler born. He will observe that the brightness of the more distant open clusters is lower than expected, and the stars appear more red, a phenomenon caused by interstellar dust absorbing interstellar light. Pic. | ||
File:Édouard Lucas.png|link=Édouard Lucas (nonfiction)|1890: Mathematician and crime-fighter [[Édouard Lucas (nonfiction)|Édouard Lucas]] translates the Fibonacci sequence into a series of [[Gnomon algorithm functions]] which will quickly find application in the detection and prevention of [[crimes against mathematical constants]]. | File:Édouard Lucas.png|link=Édouard Lucas (nonfiction)|1890: Mathematician and crime-fighter [[Édouard Lucas (nonfiction)|Édouard Lucas]] translates the Fibonacci sequence into a series of [[Gnomon algorithm functions]] which will quickly find application in the detection and prevention of [[crimes against mathematical constants]]. | ||
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||1906: Willy Ley born ... science writer, spaceflight advocate, and historian of science who helped to popularize rocketry, spaceflight, and natural history in both Germany and the United States. Pic. | ||1906: Willy Ley born ... science writer, spaceflight advocate, and historian of science who helped to popularize rocketry, spaceflight, and natural history in both Germany and the United States. Pic. | ||
||1907: Alexander R. Todd born ... biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate. | ||1907: Alexander R. Todd born ... biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate. Pic. | ||
||1909: Alex Raymond born ... cartoonist, creator of Flash Gordon. | ||1909: Alex Raymond born ... cartoonist, creator of Flash Gordon. Pic. | ||
||1914: Jack Parsons born ... chemist, occultist, and engineer. Pic. | ||1914: Jack Parsons born ... chemist, occultist, and engineer. Pic. | ||
||1916: Leonard C. Lewin born ... writer, best known as the author of the bestseller ''The Report from Iron Mountain'' (1967). No pics | ||1916: Leonard C. Lewin born ... writer, best known as the author of the bestseller ''The Report from Iron Mountain'' (1967). No pics? | ||
||1917: Christian de Duve born ... cytologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate. | ||1917: Christian de Duve born ... cytologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate. Pic. | ||
||1921: Albert Scott Crossfield born ... pilot and engineer. | ||1921: Albert Scott Crossfield born ... pilot and engineer. Pic. | ||
File:John Logie Baird 1917.jpg|link=John Logie Baird (nonfiction)|1925: [[John Logie Baird (nonfiction)|John Logie Baird]] performs the first test of a working television system. | File:John Logie Baird 1917.jpg|link=John Logie Baird (nonfiction)|1925: [[John Logie Baird (nonfiction)|John Logie Baird]] performs the first test of a working television system. | ||
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||1927: Svante Arrhenius born ... physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate. Pic. | ||1927: Svante Arrhenius born ... physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate. Pic. | ||
||1933: John Gurdon born ... biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate. | ||1933: John Gurdon born ... biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate. (Alive October 2020.) | ||
||1947: P. D. Ouspensky dies ... mathematician and philosopher. | ||1947: P. D. Ouspensky dies ... mathematician and philosopher. Pic. | ||
||1950: Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz is first published. | ||1950: Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz is first published. | ||
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File:ENIAC.jpg|link=ENIAC (nonfiction)|1955: [[ENIAC (nonfiction)|ENIAC]] retired. After disassembly, parts of the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer, the first general purpose electronic computer, were shipped to the Smithsonian for display. | File:ENIAC.jpg|link=ENIAC (nonfiction)|1955: [[ENIAC (nonfiction)|ENIAC]] retired. After disassembly, parts of the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer, the first general purpose electronic computer, were shipped to the Smithsonian for display. | ||
||1959: The anthology series The Twilight Zone premieres on CBS television. | ||1959: The anthology series ''The Twilight Zone'' premieres on CBS television. | ||
||1962: Boris Yakovlevich Bukreev dies ... mathematician and author. | ||1962: Boris Yakovlevich Bukreev dies ... mathematician and author. Pic. | ||
File:John Crank.jpg|link=John Crank (nonfiction)|1963: Mathematician, physicist, and crime-fighter [[John Crank (nonfiction)|John Crank]] uses the Crank–Nicolson method to detect and prevent [[crimes against mathematical constants]]. | File:John Crank.jpg|link=John Crank (nonfiction)|1963: Mathematician, physicist, and crime-fighter [[John Crank (nonfiction)|John Crank]] uses the Crank–Nicolson method to detect and prevent [[crimes against mathematical constants]]. | ||
||1967: Hans | ||1967: Hans Reissner dies ... aeronautical engineer whose avocation was mathematical physics. He solved Einstein's equation for the metric of a charged point mass. His Reissner–Nordström metric demonstrated that an electron has a naked singularity rather that an event horizon. Pic. | ||
||1977: Beniamino Segre dies ... mathematician who is remembered today as a major contributor to algebraic geometry and one of the founders of finite geometry. Pic. | ||1977: Beniamino Segre dies ... mathematician who is remembered today as a major contributor to algebraic geometry and one of the founders of finite geometry. Pic. | ||
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||2009: Shaun Wylie dies ... mathematician and World War II codebreaker. Pic. | ||2009: Shaun Wylie dies ... mathematician and World War II codebreaker. Pic. | ||
||2013: Abraham Nemeth dies ... mathematician, academic, and inventor. Nemeth was blind, and was known for developing a system for blind people to read and write mathematics. Pic | ||2013: Abraham Nemeth dies ... mathematician, academic, and inventor. Nemeth was blind, and was known for developing a system for blind people to read and write mathematics. Pic search. | ||
Two_Bugs_Fighting.jpg|link=Two Bugs Fighting (nonfiction)|''[[Two Bugs Fighting (nonfiction)|Two Bugs Fighting]]'' voted Picture of the Day by the citizens of [[New Minneapolis, Canada]]. | Two_Bugs_Fighting.jpg|link=Two Bugs Fighting (nonfiction)|''[[Two Bugs Fighting (nonfiction)|Two Bugs Fighting]]'' voted Picture of the Day by the citizens of [[New Minneapolis, Canada]]. | ||
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1588: Philosopher and scientist Bernardino Telesio dies. While his natural theories were later disproven, his emphasis on observation influenced the emergence of the scientific method.
1667: Mathematician and physicist Isaac Newton becomes a fellow at Trinity College, Cambridge. He had earned his bachelor's degree in 1665 and then spent two years at home in Lincolnshire inventing much of differential and integral calculus while Cambridge was closed due to plague.
1853: Mathematician and politician François Arago born. He observed that a rotating plate of copper tends to communicate its motion to a magnetic needle suspended over it, an effect now known as eddy current.
1890: Mathematician and crime-fighter Édouard Lucas translates the Fibonacci sequence into a series of Gnomon algorithm functions which will quickly find application in the detection and prevention of crimes against mathematical constants.
1925: John Logie Baird performs the first test of a working television system.
1955: ENIAC retired. After disassembly, parts of the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer, the first general purpose electronic computer, were shipped to the Smithsonian for display.
1963: Mathematician, physicist, and crime-fighter John Crank uses the Crank–Nicolson method to detect and prevent crimes against mathematical constants.
2006: Mathematician and academic Paul Halmos dies. He made fundamental advances in the areas of mathematical logic, probability theory, statistics, operator theory, ergodic theory, and functional analysis (in particular, Hilbert spaces).
2007: Signed first edition of The Safe-Cracker provides clues which lead to the arrest and imprisonment of math criminals.
Two Bugs Fighting voted Picture of the Day by the citizens of New Minneapolis, Canada.