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File:William Blake by John Flaxman c1804.jpg|link=William Blake (nonfiction)|1827: Poet, painter, and printmaker [[William Blake (nonfiction)|William Blake]] dies. | File:William Blake by John Flaxman c1804.jpg|link=William Blake (nonfiction)|1827: Poet, painter, and printmaker [[William Blake (nonfiction)|William Blake]] dies. | ||
File:George Ellery Hale.jpg|link=George Ellery Hale (nonfiction)|1937: Astronomer and crime-fighter [[George Ellery Hale (nonfiction)|George Ellery Hale]] publishes new class of [[Gnomon algorithm functions]], based on magnetic fields in sunspots, which detect and prevent [[crimes against mathematical constants]]. | |||
File:William Shockley.jpg|link=William Shockley (nonfiction)|1989: Physicist and inventor [[William Shockley (nonfiction)|William Shockley]] dies. He shared the 1956 Nobel Prize in Physics for the invention of the [[Point-contact transistor (nonfiction)|point-contact transistor]]. | File:William Shockley.jpg|link=William Shockley (nonfiction)|1989: Physicist and inventor [[William Shockley (nonfiction)|William Shockley]] dies. He shared the 1956 Nobel Prize in Physics for the invention of the [[Point-contact transistor (nonfiction)|point-contact transistor]]. | ||
File:Vera Rubin.jpg|link=Vera Rubin (nonfiction)|1996: Astronomer and academic [[Vera Rubin (nonfiction)|Vera Rubin]] computes the discrepancy between the predicted angular motion of galaxies and the observed motion, uses results to predict the existence of the [[Zodiac Healer]]. | |||
File:Mars_Reconnaissance_Orbiter.jpg|link=Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (nonfiction)|2005: The ''[[Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (nonfiction)|Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter]]'' launched. | File:Mars_Reconnaissance_Orbiter.jpg|link=Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (nonfiction)|2005: The ''[[Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (nonfiction)|Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter]]'' launched. | ||
File:Malady.jpg|link=Malady|2017: Steganographic analysis of illustration of alleged supervillain [[Malady]] reveals terabytes of encrypted data, thought to be medical data stolen during [[crimes against mathematical constants]]. | |||
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Revision as of 14:09, 3 July 2017
1827: Poet, painter, and printmaker William Blake dies.
1937: Astronomer and crime-fighter George Ellery Hale publishes new class of Gnomon algorithm functions, based on magnetic fields in sunspots, which detect and prevent crimes against mathematical constants.
1989: Physicist and inventor William Shockley dies. He shared the 1956 Nobel Prize in Physics for the invention of the point-contact transistor.
1996: Astronomer and academic Vera Rubin computes the discrepancy between the predicted angular motion of galaxies and the observed motion, uses results to predict the existence of the Zodiac Healer.
2005: The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter launched.
2017: Steganographic analysis of illustration of alleged supervillain Malady reveals terabytes of encrypted data, thought to be medical data stolen during crimes against mathematical constants.