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File:Sir Tony Hoare 2011.jpg|link=Tony Hoare (nonfiction)|1972: Computer scientist [[Tony Hoare (nonfiction)|Tony Hoare]] invents new class of [[Gnomon algorithm]] based on quicksort. | File:Sir Tony Hoare 2011.jpg|link=Tony Hoare (nonfiction)|1972: Computer scientist [[Tony Hoare (nonfiction)|Tony Hoare]] invents new class of [[Gnomon algorithm]] based on quicksort. | ||
File:Cosmos-954 debris.png|link=Kosmos 954 (nonfiction)|1978: Soviet satellite [[Kosmos 954 (nonfiction)|Kosmos 954]], with a nuclear reactor on board, burns up in Earth's atmosphere, scattering radioactive debris over Canada's Northwest Territories. Only 1% is recovered. | File:Cosmos-954 debris.png|link=Kosmos 954 (nonfiction)|1978: Soviet satellite [[Kosmos 954 (nonfiction)|Kosmos 954]], with a nuclear reactor on board, burns up in Earth's atmosphere, scattering radioactive debris over Canada's Northwest Territories. Only 1% is recovered. | ||
File:John Hoyland Lebanon.jpg|link=John Hoyland (nonfiction)|2016: [[John Hoyland (nonfiction)|John Hoyland's]] ''Lebanon'' | File:John Hoyland Lebanon.jpg|link=John Hoyland (nonfiction)|2016: [[John Hoyland (nonfiction)|John Hoyland's]] ''Lebanon'' stolen in broad daylight by supervillain [[Gnotilus]]. | ||
File:Marvin Minsky.jpg|link=Marvin Minsky (nonfiction)|2016: Cognitive scientist and artificial intelligence researcher [[Marvin Minsky (nonfiction)|Marvin Minsky]] dies. | File:Marvin Minsky.jpg|link=Marvin Minsky (nonfiction)|2016: Cognitive scientist and artificial intelligence researcher [[Marvin Minsky (nonfiction)|Marvin Minsky]] dies. | ||
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1201: Canterbury scrying engine retrofitted with Gnomon algorithm routines.
1569: Astronomer Tycho Brahe uses Gnomon algorithm functions make improved astronomical observations.
1961: Goldsboro B-52 crash: A bomber carrying two H-bombs breaks up in mid-air over North Carolina. The uranium core of one weapon remains lost.
1972: Computer scientist Tony Hoare invents new class of Gnomon algorithm based on quicksort.
1978: Soviet satellite Kosmos 954, with a nuclear reactor on board, burns up in Earth's atmosphere, scattering radioactive debris over Canada's Northwest Territories. Only 1% is recovered.
2016: John Hoyland's Lebanon stolen in broad daylight by supervillain Gnotilus.
2016: Cognitive scientist and artificial intelligence researcher Marvin Minsky dies.