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File:Johannes Schöner.jpg|link=Johannes Schöner (nonfiction)|1450: Polymath, cartographer, globe-builder, and crime-fighter [[Johannes Schöner (nonfiction)|Johannes Schöner]] demonstrates new type of globe which uses [[scrying engine]] techniques to detect and prevent [[crimes against geology]].
File:Paolo Sarpi.jpg|link=Paolo Sarpi (nonfiction)|1623: Statesman, scientist, and historian [[Paolo Sarpi (nonfiction)|Paolo Sarpi]] dies. He was a proponent of the Copernican system, a friend and patron of Galileo Galilei, and a keen follower of the latest research on anatomy, astronomy, and ballistics at the University of Padua.
File:Paolo Sarpi.jpg|link=Paolo Sarpi (nonfiction)|1623: Statesman, scientist, and historian [[Paolo Sarpi (nonfiction)|Paolo Sarpi]] dies. He was a proponent of the Copernican system, a friend and patron of Galileo Galilei, and a keen follower of the latest research on anatomy, astronomy, and ballistics at the University of Padua.


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||1785: William Prout born ... chemist, physician, and natural theologian. He is remembered today mainly for what is called Prout's hypothesis. Pic.
||1785: William Prout born ... chemist, physician, and natural theologian. He is remembered today mainly for what is called Prout's hypothesis. Pic.


||1790: John Landen dies ... mathematician and theorist. Pic search good:
||1790: John Landen dies ... mathematician and theorist. Pic search.


||1814: Ludwig Schläfli born ... mathematician, specializing in geometry and complex analysis (at the time called function theory) who was one of the key figures in developing the notion of higher-dimensional spaces. Pic.
||1814: Ludwig Schläfli born ... mathematician, specializing in geometry and complex analysis (at the time called function theory) who was one of the key figures in developing the notion of higher-dimensional spaces. Pic.
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|link=|1818: Physicist Augustin Fresnel signs a seminal "supplement" (submitted four days later) on reflection of polarized light. It is Fresnel who will eventually solve the formidable problem of accounting for the directions and polarizations of the refracted rays in [[David Brewster (nonfiction)|David Brewster]]'s biaxial crystals.
|link=|1818: Physicist Augustin Fresnel signs a seminal "supplement" (submitted four days later) on reflection of polarized light. It is Fresnel who will eventually solve the formidable problem of accounting for the directions and polarizations of the refracted rays in [[David Brewster (nonfiction)|David Brewster]]'s biaxial crystals.


||1850: Leonard Darwin born ... English soldier, eugenicist, and politician.
||1850: Leonard Darwin born ... English soldier, eugenicist, and politician. Pic.


||1850: Sofia Kovalevskaya dies ... mathematician and physicist ... made noteworthy contributions to analysis, partial differential equations and mechanics. She was the first major Russian female mathematician and a pioneer for women in mathematics around the world.
File:Sofya_Kovalevskaya.jpg|link=Sofia Kovalevskaya (nonfiction)|1850: Mathematician and physicist [[Sofia Kovalevskaya (nonfiction)|Sofia Kovalevskaya]] born. Kovalevskaya will contribute to analysis, partial differential equations, and mechanics.  


||1855: Henri Braconnot dies ... chemist and pharmacist. Pic.
||1855: Henri Braconnot dies ... chemist and pharmacist. Pic.


||1864: Christian Ludwig Gerling dies ... studied under Carl Friedrich Gauss, obtaining his doctorate in 1812 for a thesis entitled: Methodi proiectionis orthographicae usum ad calculos parallacticos facilitandos explicavit simulque eclipsin solarem die, at the University of Göttingen. He is notable for his work on geodetics and in 1927 some 60 letters of correspondence between Gerling and Gauss on the topic were published.  
||1864: Christian Ludwig Gerling dies ... studied under Carl Friedrich Gauss, obtaining his doctorate in 1812 for a thesis entitled: Methodi proiectionis orthographicae usum ad calculos parallacticos facilitandos explicavit simulque eclipsin solarem die, at the University of Göttingen. He is notable for his work on geodetics and in 1927 some 60 letters of correspondence between Gerling and Gauss on the topic were published. Pic.


||1876: Willem van der Woude born ... mathematician. Pic.
||1876: Willem van der Woude born ... mathematician. Pic.
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||1889: The Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is incorporated in Atlanta.
||1889: The Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is incorporated in Atlanta.


||1893: Erwin Otto Marx born ... electrical engineer who invented the Marx generator, a device for producing high voltage electrical pulses. He worked on electrical power distribution via long distances. Pic search good: https://www.google.com/search?q=Erwin+Otto+Marx
||1893: Erwin Otto Marx born ... electrical engineer who invented the Marx generator, a device for producing high voltage electrical pulses. He worked on electrical power distribution via long distances. Pic search.


||1895: Artturi Ilmari Virtanen born ... chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate.
||1895: Artturi Ilmari Virtanen born ... chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate. Pic.


File:Mathew Brady 1875.jpg|link=Mathew Brady (nonfiction)|1896: Photographer and journalist [[Mathew Brady (nonfiction)|Mathew Brady]] dies. He was one of the first American photographers, best known for his scenes of the Civil War.
File:Mathew Brady 1875.jpg|link=Mathew Brady (nonfiction)|1896: Photographer and journalist [[Mathew Brady (nonfiction)|Mathew Brady]] dies. He was one of the first American photographers, best known for his scenes of the Civil War.


||1908: Edward Teller born ... physicist and academic. Pic.
File:John_D._Strong.jpg|link=John D. Strong (nonfiction)|1905: Physicist and academic [[John D. Strong (nonfiction)|John D. Strong]] born. Strong will contribute to optical physics: he will be the first to detect water vapor in the atmosphere of Venus, and he will develop optical devices and materials including improved telescope mirrors and anti-reflective coatings.


File:Edward Teller 1958.jpg|link=Edward Teller (nonfiction)|1908: Theoretical physicist and academic [[Edward Teller (nonfiction)|Edward Teller]] born. He will be known colloquially as "the father of the hydrogen bomb", although he will not care for the epithet.
File:Edward Teller 1958.jpg|link=Edward Teller (nonfiction)|1908: Theoretical physicist and academic [[Edward Teller (nonfiction)|Edward Teller]] born. He will be known colloquially as "the father of the hydrogen bomb", although he will not care for the epithet.
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||1912: Frank Henry Westheimer born ... chemist. He did pioneering work in physical organic chemistry, applying techniques from physical to organic chemistry and integrating the two fields. He explored the mechanisms of chemical and enzymatic reactions, and made fundamental theoretical advances. Pic.
||1912: Frank Henry Westheimer born ... chemist. He did pioneering work in physical organic chemistry, applying techniques from physical to organic chemistry and integrating the two fields. He explored the mechanisms of chemical and enzymatic reactions, and made fundamental theoretical advances. Pic.
||1915: Nikolay Umov born ... physicist and mathematician known for discovering the concept of Umov-Poynting vector and Umov effect. Pic.


||1918: David George Kendall born ... statistician and mathematician, known for his work on probability, statistical shape analysis, ley lines and queueing theory.  Pic.
||1918: David George Kendall born ... statistician and mathematician, known for his work on probability, statistical shape analysis, ley lines and queueing theory.  Pic.


||1919: Jérôme Eugène Coggia dies ... astronomer and discoverer of asteroids and comets. Pic search maybe: https://www.google.com/search?q=Jérôme+Eugène+Coggia
||1919: Jérôme Eugène Coggia dies ... astronomer and discoverer of asteroids and comets. Pic search.


||1919: Great Molasses Flood: A wave of molasses released from an exploding storage tank sweeps through Boston, Massachusetts, killing 21 and injuring 150.
||1919: Great Molasses Flood: A wave of molasses released from an exploding storage tank sweeps through Boston, Massachusetts, killing 21 and injuring 150.
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|File:Venera 7.jpg|link=Venera 7 (nonfiction)|1970: Soviet spacecraft [[Venera 7 (nonfiction)|Venera 7]] modified to run [["Hello World!" program (nonfiction)|"Hello World" program]].
|File:Venera 7.jpg|link=Venera 7 (nonfiction)|1970: Soviet spacecraft [[Venera 7 (nonfiction)|Venera 7]] modified to run [["Hello World!" program (nonfiction)|"Hello World" program]].


||1973: Ivan Georgievich Petrovsky dies ... mathematician working mainly in the field of partial differential equations. He greatly contributed to the solution of Hilbert's 19th and 16th problems, and discovered what are now called Petrovsky lacunas. He also worked on the theories of boundary value problems, probability, and on the topology of algebraic curves and surfaces.
||1973: Ivan Petrovsky dies ... mathematician working mainly in the field of partial differential equations. He greatly contributed to the solution of Hilbert's 19th and 16th problems, and discovered what are now called Petrovsky lacunas. He also worked on the theories of boundary value problems, probability, and on the topology of algebraic curves and surfaces. Pic search.


||1973: Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam.
||1973: Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam.


|File:Hello, world in C.svg|link="Hello World!" program (nonfiction)|1974: [["Hello World!" program (nonfiction)|"Hello World" computer program]] from 1974 proud to represent [["Hello World!" program (nonfiction)|"Hello World" computer programs]] everywhere.  
||1980: Brain surgeon and academic Herbert Olivecrona dies.  He is credited with founding the field of Swedish neurosurgery, and pioneering developments in modern neurosurgery. Pic.


|File:Cherenkov high-energy literature test reactor.jpg|link=High-energy literature|1975: Techniques from [[High-energy literature]] used in [["Hello World!" program (nonfiction)|"Hello World"]] research.
File:Asking for a Friend.jpg|link=Asking for a Friend|1981: English rock band the Rolling Stones performs an early version of their song "'''[[Asking for a Friend]]'''".
 
File:Voronoi-diagram-color-commentators.jpg|link=Fantasy Voronoi diagram|1982: [[Fantasy Voronoi diagram]] commentators say that the upcoming [[Stardust (spacecraft) (nonfiction)|Stardust]] mission "is certain to return interesting samples of dust from the coma of comet Wild 2."


||1992: Walker Bleakney dies ... physicist, one of inventors of mass spectrometers, and widely noted for his research in the fields of atomic physics, molecular physics, fluid dynamics,the ionization of gases, and blast waves. Pic.
||1992: Walker Bleakney dies ... physicist, one of inventors of mass spectrometers, and widely noted for his research in the fields of atomic physics, molecular physics, fluid dynamics,the ionization of gases, and blast waves. Pic.
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||2001: Wikipedia, a free wiki content encyclopedia, goes online.
||2001: Wikipedia, a free wiki content encyclopedia, goes online.


||2001: Leo Marks dies ... cryptographer, playwright, and screenwriter.
||2001: Leo Marks dies ... cryptographer, playwright, and screenwriter. Pic.
 
File:Superimposed Fraunhofer.jpg|link=Superimposed Fraunhofer|2003: Chromatographic analysis of the famous [[Superimposed Fraunhofer]] misprint stamps reveals "at least fifty, perhaps as many as sixty" previously unknown [[Color (nonfiction)|colors]].


||2005: ESA's SMART-1 lunar orbiter discovers elements such as calcium, aluminum, silicon, iron, and other surface elements on the Moon.
||2005: ESA's SMART-1 lunar orbiter discovers elements such as calcium, aluminum, silicon, iron, and other surface elements on the Moon.
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File:Stardust at comet Wild 2.jpg|link=Stardust (spacecraft) (nonfiction)|2006: A capsule of dust samples collected by the spacecraft [[Stardust (spacecraft) (nonfiction)|Stardust]] returns to Earth.
File:Stardust at comet Wild 2.jpg|link=Stardust (spacecraft) (nonfiction)|2006: A capsule of dust samples collected by the spacecraft [[Stardust (spacecraft) (nonfiction)|Stardust]] returns to Earth.


||2007: James Hillier dies ... computer scientist and academic, co-invented the electron microscope.
||2007: James Hillier dies ... computer scientist and academic, co-invented the electron microscope. Pic.
 
||2010: Marshall Warren Nirenberg dies ... biochemist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate for "breaking the genetic code" and describing how it operates in protein synthesis. Pic.


||2013: Walter Lewis Baily, Jr. dies ... mathematician. Pic.
||2013: Walter Lewis Baily, Jr. dies ... mathematician. Pic.


||2014: John Dobson dies ... astronomer and author (b. 1915)
||2014: John Dobson dies ... astronomer and author .. best known for the Dobsonian telescope, a portable, low-cost Newtonian reflector telescope; also known for his efforts to promote awareness of astronomy (and his unorthodox views of physical cosmology) through public lectures including his performances of "sidewalk astronomy." Pic.


File:Greedy colorings.svg|link=Greedy coloring (nonfiction)|2018: High-energy physicists discover a "[[Greedy coloring (nonfiction)|Greedy coloring]]" particle which "drains all the color from [[Color commentator (nonfiction)|color commentary]]."


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Latest revision as of 18:04, 7 February 2022

  • 1623: Statesman, scientist, and historian Paolo Sarpi dies. He was a proponent of the Copernican system, a friend and patron of Galileo Galilei, and a keen follower of the latest research on anatomy, astronomy, and ballistics at the University of Padua.

    1623: Statesman, scientist, and historian Paolo Sarpi dies. He was a proponent of the Copernican system, a friend and patron of Galileo Galilei, and a keen follower of the latest research on anatomy, astronomy, and ballistics at the University of Padua.

  • 1818: A paper by British physicist David Brewster is read to the Royal Society, belatedly announcing his discovery of what we now call the biaxial class of doubly-refracting crystals.

    1818: A paper by British physicist David Brewster is read to the Royal Society, belatedly announcing his discovery of what we now call the biaxial class of doubly-refracting crystals.

  • 1850: Mathematician and physicist Sofia Kovalevskaya born. Kovalevskaya will contribute to analysis, partial differential equations, and mechanics.

    1850: Mathematician and physicist Sofia Kovalevskaya born. Kovalevskaya will contribute to analysis, partial differential equations, and mechanics.

  • 1896: Photographer and journalist Mathew Brady dies. He was one of the first American photographers, best known for his scenes of the Civil War.

    1896: Photographer and journalist Mathew Brady dies. He was one of the first American photographers, best known for his scenes of the Civil War.

  • 1905: Physicist and academic John D. Strong born. Strong will contribute to optical physics: he will be the first to detect water vapor in the atmosphere of Venus, and he will develop optical devices and materials including improved telescope mirrors and anti-reflective coatings.

    1905: Physicist and academic John D. Strong born. Strong will contribute to optical physics: he will be the first to detect water vapor in the atmosphere of Venus, and he will develop optical devices and materials including improved telescope mirrors and anti-reflective coatings.

  • 1908: Theoretical physicist and academic Edward Teller born. He will be known colloquially as "the father of the hydrogen bomb", although he will not care for the epithet.

    1908: Theoretical physicist and academic Edward Teller born. He will be known colloquially as "the father of the hydrogen bomb", although he will not care for the epithet.

  • 1945: Mathematician Wilhelm Wirtinger dies. He contributed to complex analysis, geometry, algebra, number theory, Lie groups and knot theory.

    1945: Mathematician Wilhelm Wirtinger dies. He contributed to complex analysis, geometry, algebra, number theory, Lie groups and knot theory.

  • 1981: English rock band the Rolling Stones performs an early version of their song "Asking for a Friend".

    1981: English rock band the Rolling Stones performs an early version of their song "Asking for a Friend".

  • 2006: A capsule of dust samples collected by the spacecraft Stardust returns to Earth.

    2006: A capsule of dust samples collected by the spacecraft Stardust returns to Earth.

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