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||1847: Gyula Farkas born ... mathematician and physicist. He will be known for Farkas' lemma, a solvability theorem for a finite system of linear inequalities. This will be the key result underpinning the linear programming duality; it will play a central role in the development of mathematical optimization. Pic.
||1847: Gyula Farkas born ... mathematician and physicist. He will be known for Farkas' lemma, a solvability theorem for a finite system of linear inequalities. This will be the key result underpinning the linear programming duality; it will play a central role in the development of mathematical optimization. Pic.


File:Francesco Zantedeschi.jpg|link=Francesco Zantedeschi (nonfiction)|1849: Physicist and priest [[Francesco Zantedeschi (nonfiction)|Francesco Zantedeschi]] discovers new class of [[Gnomon algorithm functions]] which uses the magnetic action on steel needles by ultraviolet light to detect and prevent [[crimes against light]].
||1850: Bernt Michael Holmboe dies ... Norwegian mathematician. Pic.
||1850: Bernt Michael Holmboe dies ... Norwegian mathematician. Pic.


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File:City_of_Liverpool_-_Armstrong_Whitworth_Argosy_II,_Registration_G-AACI.jpg|link=1933 Imperial Airways Diksmuide crash (nonfiction)|1933: The Imperial Airways biplane City of Liverpool [[1933 Imperial Airways Diksmuide crash (nonfiction)|crashes after a fire break out]].  Sabotage will be suspected due the suspicious behaviors of a passenger who seemingly jumped from the aircraft before it crashed.  
File:City_of_Liverpool_-_Armstrong_Whitworth_Argosy_II,_Registration_G-AACI.jpg|link=1933 Imperial Airways Diksmuide crash (nonfiction)|1933: The Imperial Airways biplane City of Liverpool [[1933 Imperial Airways Diksmuide crash (nonfiction)|crashes after a fire break out]].  Sabotage will be suspected due the suspicious behaviors of a passenger who seemingly jumped from the aircraft before it crashed.  
File:Grace Chisholm Young.jpg|link=Grace Chisholm Young (nonfiction)|1935: Mathematician and [[Gnomon algorithm]] theorist [[Grace Chisholm Young (nonfiction)|Grace Chisholm Young]] uses the Denjoy–Young–Saks theorem to track down the [[Forbidden Ratio]] gang, arrest the gang's agents, and recover all of the stolen Dini derivatives.


||1936:  Archibald Edward Garrod dies ... physician who pioneered the field of inborn errors of metabolism. He also discovered alkaptonuria, understanding its inheritance. Pic.
||1936:  Archibald Edward Garrod dies ... physician who pioneered the field of inborn errors of metabolism. He also discovered alkaptonuria, understanding its inheritance. Pic.
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File:George E P Box.jpg|link=George E. P. Box (nonfiction)|2013: Statistician and educator [[George E. P. Box (nonfiction)|George E. P. Box]] dies. Box has been called "one of the great statistical minds of the 20th century".
File:George E P Box.jpg|link=George E. P. Box (nonfiction)|2013: Statistician and educator [[George E. P. Box (nonfiction)|George E. P. Box]] dies. Box has been called "one of the great statistical minds of the 20th century".
File:Electrical Storm.jpg|link=Electrical Storm (nonfiction)|2018: Signed first edition of ''[[Electrical Storm (nonfiction)|Electrical Storm]]'' stolen from the [[Nested Radical]] coffeehouse in [[New Minneapolis, Canada]] by agents of the [[Forbidden Ratio]] gang.


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  • 1794: Philosopher, mathematician, and early political scientist Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis of Condorcet dies. His ideas and writings were said to embody the ideals of the Age of Enlightenment and rationalism, and remain influential to this day.

    1794: Philosopher, mathematician, and early political scientist Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis of Condorcet dies. His ideas and writings were said to embody the ideals of the Age of Enlightenment and rationalism, and remain influential to this day.

  • 1928: Mathematician and theorist Alexander Grothendieck born. He will become the leading figure in the creation of modern algebraic geometry.

    1928: Mathematician and theorist Alexander Grothendieck born. He will become the leading figure in the creation of modern algebraic geometry.

  • 1933: The Imperial Airways biplane City of Liverpool crashes after a fire break out. Sabotage will be suspected due the suspicious behaviors of a passenger who seemingly jumped from the aircraft before it crashed.

    1933: The Imperial Airways biplane City of Liverpool crashes after a fire break out. Sabotage will be suspected due the suspicious behaviors of a passenger who seemingly jumped from the aircraft before it crashed.

  • 1979: A coolant leak in the Unit 2 nuclear reactor of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station leads to core overheating and a partial core meltdown.

    1979: A coolant leak in the Unit 2 nuclear reactor of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station leads to core overheating and a partial core meltdown.

  • 1992: Physicist and academic John D. Strong dies. Strong contributed to optical physics: he was the first to detect water vapor in the atmosphere of Venus, and he developed optical devices and materials including improved telescope mirrors and anti-reflective coatings.

    1992: Physicist and academic John D. Strong dies. Strong contributed to optical physics: he was the first to detect water vapor in the atmosphere of Venus, and he developed optical devices and materials including improved telescope mirrors and anti-reflective coatings.

  • 2013: Statistician and educator George E. P. Box dies. Box has been called "one of the great statistical minds of the 20th century".

    2013: Statistician and educator George E. P. Box dies. Box has been called "one of the great statistical minds of the 20th century".

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