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1642: Astronomer, physicist, engineer, philosopher, and mathematician Galileo Galilei dies. He has been called the "father of modern physics".
1697: Physician, satirist, and polymath John Arbuthnot publishes satirical history of crimes against mathematical constants.
1888: Mathematician Richard Courant born. He will co-write What is Mathematics?.
1892: Electrical engineer Nikola Tesla uses alternating current (AC) generators to predict and prevent crimes against mathematical constants.
1923: Computer scientist Joseph Weizenbaum born. He will become one of the fathers of modern artificial intelligence.
1989: Animated Lorenz system diagram develops self-awareness, computes new class of Gnomon algorithm functions.

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 File:Nikolai Tesla 1896.jpg|link=Nikola Tesla (nonfiction)|1892: Electrical engineer [[Nikola Tesla (nonfiction)|Nikola Tesla]] uses alternating current (AC) generators to predict and prevent [[crimes against mathematical constants]].
 File:Joseph Weizenbaum.jpg|link=Joseph Weizenbaum (nonfiction)|1923:  Computer scientist [[Joseph Weizenbaum (nonfiction)|Joseph Weizenbaum]] born. He will become one of the fathers of modern artificial intelligence.
-File:Lorenz_attractor_trajectory-through-phase-space.gif|link=Lorenz system (nonfiction)|1989: Animated [[Lorenz system (nonfiction)|Lorenz system]] diagram computes new class of [[Gnomon algorithm functions]].
+File:Lorenz_attractor_trajectory-through-phase-space.gif|link=Lorenz system (nonfiction)|1989: Animated [[Lorenz system (nonfiction)|Lorenz system]] diagram develops self-awareness, computes new class of [[Gnomon algorithm functions]].
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