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1602: Astronomer, physicist, engineer, philosopher, mathematician, and crime-fighter Galileo Galilei uses Gnomon algorithm techniques to detect and prevent crimes against mathematical constants.
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?.
1889: Herman Hollerith is issued US patent #395,791 for the 'Art of Applying Statistics' — his punched card calculator.
1892: Electrical engineer Nikola Tesla uses alternating current (AC) generators to predict and prevent crimes against mathematical constants.
1896: Geologist Sekiya Seikei dies. He was one of the first seismologists, influential in establishing the study of seismology in Japan and known for his model showing the motion of an earth-particle during an earthquake.
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:Sekiya Seikei.jpg|link=Sekiya Seikei (nonfiction)|1896: Geologist [[Sekiya Seikei (nonfiction)|Sekiya Seikei]] dies. He was one of the first seismologists, influential in establishing the study of seismology in Japan and known for his model showing the motion of an earth-particle during an earthquake.
 ||1922 – Dale D. Myers, American engineer (d. 2015)