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||1854: Traugott Sandmeyer born ... chemist after whom the Sandmeyer reaction, which he discovered 1884, was named. Sandmeyer also invented a new synthesis for indigo. Pic. | ||1854: Traugott Sandmeyer born ... chemist after whom the Sandmeyer reaction, which he discovered 1884, was named. Sandmeyer also invented a new synthesis for indigo. Pic. | ||
||1857: Anna Winlock born ... astronomer and academic. Pic search | ||1857: Anna Winlock born ... astronomer and academic. Pic search. | ||
||1859: Isambard Kingdom Brunel dies . | Isambard Kingdom Brunel|link=Isambard Kingdom Brunel (nonfiction)|1859: Mechanical and civil engineer [[Isambard Kingdom Brunel (nonfiction)|Isambard Kingdom Brunel]] dies. Brunel is considered "one of the most ingenious and prolific figures in engineering history". | ||
||1883: Joseph Plateau dies ... physicist and academic. Pic. | ||1883: Joseph Plateau dies ... physicist and academic. Pic. | ||
||1883: Esteban Terradas i Illa born ... mathematician, scientist and engineer. He researched and taught widely in the fields of mathematics and the physical sciences. Pic search | ||1883: Esteban Terradas i Illa born ... mathematician, scientist and engineer. He researched and taught widely in the fields of mathematics and the physical sciences. Pic search. | ||
||1886: Paul Lévy born ... mathematician and theorist. Pic. | ||1886: Paul Lévy born ... mathematician and theorist. Pic. | ||
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||1971: John Desmond Bernal dies ... scientist who pioneered the use of X-ray crystallography in molecular biology. He published extensively on the history of science. In addition, Bernal was a political supporter of Communism and wrote popular books on science and society. Pic. | ||1971: John Desmond Bernal dies ... scientist who pioneered the use of X-ray crystallography in molecular biology. He published extensively on the history of science. In addition, Bernal was a political supporter of Communism and wrote popular books on science and society. Pic. | ||
File:Hans Weinberger.jpg|link=Hans Weinberger (nonfiction)|2017: Mathematician and academic [[Hans Weinberger (nonfiction)|Hans F. Weinberger]] dies. He contributed to variational methods for eigenvalue problems, partial differential equations, and fluid dynamics. | File:Hans Weinberger.jpg|link=Hans Weinberger (nonfiction)|2017: Mathematician and academic [[Hans Weinberger (nonfiction)|Hans F. Weinberger]] dies. He contributed to variational methods for eigenvalue problems, partial differential equations, and fluid dynamics. | ||
||1927: Leon Mestel dies ... astronomer and astrophysicist and Emeritus Professor at the University of Sussex. His research interests were in the areas of star formation and structure, especially stellar magnetism and astrophysical magnetohydrodynamics. In 1963, he published a paper describing a phenomenon that occurs during galaxy and star formation that came to be known as a 'Mestel disk'. Pic search | ||1927: Leon Mestel dies ... astronomer and astrophysicist and Emeritus Professor at the University of Sussex. His research interests were in the areas of star formation and structure, especially stellar magnetism and astrophysical magnetohydrodynamics. In 1963, he published a paper describing a phenomenon that occurs during galaxy and star formation that came to be known as a 'Mestel disk'. Pic search. | ||
||2017: The Cassini space probe was deliberately disposed of via a controlled fall into Saturn's atmosphere, ending its nearly two-decade-long mission. Pic. | ||2017: The Cassini space probe was deliberately disposed of via a controlled fall into Saturn's atmosphere, ending its nearly two-decade-long mission. Pic. | ||
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1736: Astronomer, mathematician, and politician Jean Sylvain Bailly born. His work as an astronomer lead to his recognition and admiration by the European scientific community.
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel
1859: Mechanical and civil engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel dies. Brunel is considered "one of the most ingenious and prolific figures in engineering history".
1945: Physicist Harry Daghlian dies. He was fatally irradiated in a criticality accident during an experiment with the Demon core at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
2017: Mathematician and academic Hans F. Weinberger dies. He contributed to variational methods for eigenvalue problems, partial differential equations, and fluid dynamics.