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File:Zénobe Gramme 1893.jpg|link=Zénobe Gramme (nonfiction)|1826: Electrical engineer [[Zénobe Gramme (nonfiction)|Zénobe Gramme]] born. He will invent the first usefully powerful electric motor.
File:Zénobe Gramme 1893.jpg|link=Zénobe Gramme (nonfiction)|1826: Electrical engineer [[Zénobe Gramme (nonfiction)|Zénobe Gramme]] born. He will invent the first usefully powerful electric motor.
File:Charles Hermite circa 1901.jpg|link=Charles Hermite (nonfiction)|1901: [[Charles Hermite (nonfiction)|Charles Hermite]] publishes paper on number theory as deterrent to [[crimes against mathematical constants]].
File:Charles Hermite circa 1901.jpg|link=Charles Hermite (nonfiction)|1901: [[Charles Hermite (nonfiction)|Charles Hermite]] publishes paper on number theory as deterrent to [[crimes against mathematical constants]].
File:John Venn.jpg|link=John Venn (nonfiction)|1923: Mathematician and philosopher [[John Venn (nonfiction)|John Venn]] dies. He invented the Venn diagram, now widely used set theory, probability, logic, statistics, and computer science.
File:Harry Nyquist.jpg|link=Harry Nyquist (nonfiction)|1976: Engineer and theorist [[Harry Nyquist (nonfiction)|Harry Nyquist]] dies. He did early theoretical work on determining the bandwidth requirements for transmitting information, laying the foundations for later advances by Claude Shannon, which led to the development of information theory.
File:Harry Nyquist.jpg|link=Harry Nyquist (nonfiction)|1976: Engineer and theorist [[Harry Nyquist (nonfiction)|Harry Nyquist]] dies. He did early theoretical work on determining the bandwidth requirements for transmitting information, laying the foundations for later advances by Claude Shannon, which led to the development of information theory.
File:Dave the Gamer.jpg|link=Dave the Gamer|1977: [[Dave the Gamer]] announces "buy one, get one free" sale on all lucky dice in the store.
File:Dave the Gamer.jpg|link=Dave the Gamer|1977: [[Dave the Gamer]] announces "buy one, get one free" sale on all lucky dice in the store.
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