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File:Johannes Kepler 1610.jpg|link=Johannes Kepler (nonfiction)|1618: [[Johannes Kepler (nonfiction)|Johannes Kepler]] uses [[Gnomon algorithm functions]] to prevent [[Crimes against mathematical constants|crimes against laws of planetary motion]]. | File:Johannes Kepler 1610.jpg|link=Johannes Kepler (nonfiction)|1618: [[Johannes Kepler (nonfiction)|Johannes Kepler]] uses [[Gnomon algorithm functions]] to prevent [[Crimes against mathematical constants|crimes against laws of planetary motion]]. | ||
File:Henri Victor Regnault 1860s.jpg|link=Henri Victor Regnault (nonfiction)|1878: Chemist and physicist [[Henri Victor Regnault (nonfiction)|Henri Victor Regnault]] dies. He was an early thermodynamicist, best known for his careful measurements of the thermal properties of gases, and for mentoring William Thomson in the late 1840s. | File:Henri Victor Regnault 1860s.jpg|link=Henri Victor Regnault (nonfiction)|1878: Chemist and physicist [[Henri Victor Regnault (nonfiction)|Henri Victor Regnault]] dies. He was an early thermodynamicist, best known for his careful measurements of the thermal properties of gases, and for mentoring William Thomson in the late 1840s. | ||
File:Alfred Clebsch.jpg|link=Alfred Clebsch (nonfiction)|1883: Mathematician [[Alfred Clebsch (nonfiction)|Alfred Clebsch]] born. He will make important contributions to algebraic geometry and invariant theory. | File:Alfred Clebsch.jpg|link=Alfred Clebsch (nonfiction)|1883: Mathematician [[Alfred Clebsch (nonfiction)|Alfred Clebsch]] born. He will make important contributions to algebraic geometry and invariant theory. | ||
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File:Zénobe Gramme 1893.jpg|link=Zénobe Gramme (nonfiction)|1884: Electrical engineer [[Zénobe Gramme (nonfiction)|Zénobe Gramme]] uses the Gramme Device to detect and prevent [[crimes against mathematical constants]]. | |||
File:Justin Virgilius Capră.jpg|link=Justin Capră (nonfiction)|2015: Engineer and inventor [[Justin Capră (nonfiction)|Justin Capră]] dies. He designed fuel-efficient cars, unconventional engines, aircraft, and jet backpacks. | File:Justin Virgilius Capră.jpg|link=Justin Capră (nonfiction)|2015: Engineer and inventor [[Justin Capră (nonfiction)|Justin Capră]] dies. He designed fuel-efficient cars, unconventional engines, aircraft, and jet backpacks. | ||
File:800px-Nebra_Schwerter.jpg|link=Weapon (nonfiction)|2016: Army research laboratories [[Weapon (nonfiction)|convert modern plowshares into ancient swords]]. Military contractors call technique "Astonishing breakthrough." | |||
|File:Palomares H-Bomb airships.jpg|link=Carnivorous dirigibles|1959: [[Carnivorous dirigibles]] [[Weapon (nonfiction)|weaponized]], defense industry predicts numerous applications. | |||
|File:Chronography of 354 title and dedication.png|link=Chronography of 354 (nonfiction)|1964: [[Chronography of 354 (nonfiction)|Chronography of 354]] spends tenth week on New York Times Bestseller list. | |||
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Revision as of 21:27, 30 August 2017
1618: Johannes Kepler uses Gnomon algorithm functions to prevent crimes against laws of planetary motion.
1878: Chemist and physicist Henri Victor Regnault dies. He was an early thermodynamicist, best known for his careful measurements of the thermal properties of gases, and for mentoring William Thomson in the late 1840s.
1883: Mathematician Alfred Clebsch born. He will make important contributions to algebraic geometry and invariant theory.
1884: Electrical engineer Zénobe Gramme uses the Gramme Device to detect and prevent crimes against mathematical constants.
2015: Engineer and inventor Justin Capră dies. He designed fuel-efficient cars, unconventional engines, aircraft, and jet backpacks.
2016: Army research laboratories convert modern plowshares into ancient swords. Military contractors call technique "Astonishing breakthrough."