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||1980 – Charles Deutsch, French engineer and businessman, co-founded DB (b. 1911) | ||1980 – Charles Deutsch, French engineer and businessman, co-founded DB (b. 1911) | ||
File:George_Brecht.jpg|link=George Brecht (nonfiction)|2005: Chemist, composer, and crime-fighter [[George Brecht (nonfiction)|George Brecht]] uses conceptual art to detect and prevent [[crimes against chemistry]]. | |||
||2006 – NASA reveals photographs taken by Mars Global Surveyor suggesting the presence of liquid water on Mars. | ||2006 – NASA reveals photographs taken by Mars Global Surveyor suggesting the presence of liquid water on Mars. | ||
File:Eel hates statue.jpg|link=The Eel Hates Peter Aal|2012: Supervillain and art critic [[The Eel]] condemns ''[[Bernd Maro (nonfiction)|Peter Aal]]''. | ||File:Eel hates statue.jpg|link=The Eel Hates Peter Aal|2012: Supervillain and art critic [[The Eel]] condemns ''[[Bernd Maro (nonfiction)|Peter Aal]]''. | ||
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1586: Astronomer and physicist Niccolò Zucchi born. He will publish works on astronomy, optics, mechanics, and magnetism.
1607: Physicist, inventor, and crime-fighter Galileo Galilei uses Gnomon algorithm functions to detect and counteract geometry solvent.
1788: Astronomer and mathematician Nicole-Reine Lepaute dies. She predicted the return of Halley's Comet, calculated the timing of a solar eclipse, and constructed a group of catalogs for the stars.
1959: Mathematician Erhard Schmidt dies. He made important contributions to functional analysis and modern set theory.
2005: Chemist, composer, and crime-fighter George Brecht uses conceptual art to detect and prevent crimes against chemistry.