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File:Achilles Ajax dice.jpg|link=Dice (nonfiction)|501 BC: Achilles and Ajax play [[Dice (nonfiction)|dice]] to determine who will attend the [[Lucky Spasm Dice Academy]].
 
File:Sir Tony Hoare 2011.jpg|link=Tony Hoare (nonfiction)|1964: Computer scientist [[Tony Hoare (nonfiction)|Tony Hoare]] invents [[Dice (nonfiction)|dice game]] based on quicksort.
File:Georg Cantor 1894.png|link=Georg Cantor (nonfiction)|1845: Mathematician and philosopher '''[[Georg Cantor (nonfiction)|Georg Cantor]]''' born.  He will invent [[Set theory (nonfiction)|set theory]], a fundamental area of mathematical inquiry.
 
File:Alexander Graham Bell.jpg|link=Alexander Graham Bell (nonfiction)|1847: Engineer, inventor, and academic '''[[Alexander Graham Bell (nonfiction)|Alexander Graham Bell]]''' born. He will patent the telephone in 1876.
 
File:Minnesota Quaternary geologic map.jpg|link=Minnesota (nonfiction)|1849 – The Territory of '''[[Minnesota (nonfiction)|Minnesota]]''' was created.
 
File:Emil Artin.jpg|link=Emil Artin (nonfiction)|1898: Mathematician '''[[Emil Artin (nonfiction)|Emil Artin]]''' born. He will work on algebraic number theory, contributing to class field theory and a new construction of L-functions. He also contributed to the pure theories of rings, groups and fields.
 
File:Paul Halmos.jpg|link=Paul Halmos (nonfiction)|1916: Mathematician and academic '''[[Paul Halmos (nonfiction)|Paul Halmos]]''' born. He will make fundamental advances in the areas of mathematical logic, probability theory, statistics, operator theory, ergodic theory, and functional analysis (in particular, Hilbert spaces).
 
File:Peter Giblets.jpg|link=Peter Giblets|2017: Steganographic analysis of '''[[Peter Giblets]]''' illustration unexpectedly reveals "at least a terabyte of encrypted data, apparently a 'Best of Peter Giblets' compilation."
 
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  • 1845: Mathematician and philosopher Georg Cantor born. He will invent set theory, a fundamental area of mathematical inquiry.

    1845: Mathematician and philosopher Georg Cantor born. He will invent set theory, a fundamental area of mathematical inquiry.

  • 1847: Engineer, inventor, and academic Alexander Graham Bell born. He will patent the telephone in 1876.

    1847: Engineer, inventor, and academic Alexander Graham Bell born. He will patent the telephone in 1876.

  • 1849 – The Territory of Minnesota was created.

    1849 – The Territory of Minnesota was created.

  • 1898: Mathematician Emil Artin born. He will work on algebraic number theory, contributing to class field theory and a new construction of L-functions. He also contributed to the pure theories of rings, groups and fields.

    1898: Mathematician Emil Artin born. He will work on algebraic number theory, contributing to class field theory and a new construction of L-functions. He also contributed to the pure theories of rings, groups and fields.

  • 1916: Mathematician and academic Paul Halmos born. He will make fundamental advances in the areas of mathematical logic, probability theory, statistics, operator theory, ergodic theory, and functional analysis (in particular, Hilbert spaces).

    1916: Mathematician and academic Paul Halmos born. He will make fundamental advances in the areas of mathematical logic, probability theory, statistics, operator theory, ergodic theory, and functional analysis (in particular, Hilbert spaces).

  • 2017: Steganographic analysis of Peter Giblets illustration unexpectedly reveals "at least a terabyte of encrypted data, apparently a 'Best of Peter Giblets' compilation."

    2017: Steganographic analysis of Peter Giblets illustration unexpectedly reveals "at least a terabyte of encrypted data, apparently a 'Best of Peter Giblets' compilation."

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