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• ... that in 1979, coolant leak in the Unit 2 nuclear reactor of the '''[[Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station (nonfiction)|Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station]]''' resulted in core overheating and a partial core meltdown?
• ... that philosopher, mathematician, and political scientist '''[[Marquis de Condorcet (nonfiction)|Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis of Condorcet]]''' embodied the ideals of the Age of Enlightenment and rationalism; and that his thinking remains influential to this day?


• ... that mathematician '''[[Alexander Grothendieck (nonfiction)|Alexander Grothendieck]]''' was the leading figure in the creation of modern algebraic geometry, and that his research extended the scope of the field and added elements of commutative algebra, homological algebra, sheaf theory and category theory, while his relative perspective led to revolutionary advances in many areas of pure mathematics?
• ... that mathematician '''[[Alexander Grothendieck (nonfiction)|Alexander Grothendieck]]''' was the leading figure in the creation of modern algebraic geometry; and that his research extended the scope of the field and added elements of commutative algebra, homological algebra, sheaf theory, and category theory; and that his relative perspective led to advances in pure mathematics?


• ... that  physicist and academic '''[[John D. Strong (nonfiction)|John D. Strong]]''' contributed to optical physicsdeveloped optical devices and materials including improved telescope mirrors and anti-reflective coatings; and that Strong;  and that Strong detected water vapor in the atmosphere of Venus?
• ... that  physicist and academic '''[[John D. Strong (nonfiction)|John D. Strong]]''' contributed to optical physics, developing optical devices and materials including improved telescope mirrors and anti-reflective coatings; and that Strong detected water vapor in the atmosphere of Venus?
 
• ... that the image '''''[[Pyramid of the Sun (nonfiction)|Pyramid of the Sun]]''''' is an entirely digital image, with no hand drawing, and that its pyramidal effects arises from the halftone effect?

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• ... that philosopher, mathematician, and political scientist Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis of Condorcet embodied the ideals of the Age of Enlightenment and rationalism; and that his thinking remains influential to this day?

• ... that mathematician Alexander Grothendieck was the leading figure in the creation of modern algebraic geometry; and that his research extended the scope of the field and added elements of commutative algebra, homological algebra, sheaf theory, and category theory; and that his relative perspective led to advances in pure mathematics?

• ... that physicist and academic John D. Strong contributed to optical physics, developing optical devices and materials including improved telescope mirrors and anti-reflective coatings; and that Strong detected water vapor in the atmosphere of Venus?

• ... that the image Pyramid of the Sun is an entirely digital image, with no hand drawing, and that its pyramidal effects arises from the halftone effect?