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||1742: Johann Matthias Hase dies ... mathematician, astronomer, and cartographer. Pic: map.
||1742: Johann Matthias Hase dies ... mathematician, astronomer, and cartographer. Pic: map.
File:Johann Heinrich Lambert.jpg|link=Johann Heinrich Lambert (nonfiction)|1769: Polymath and crime-fighter [[Johann Heinrich Lambert (nonfiction)|Johann Heinrich Lambert]] discovers new type of [[Gnomon algorithm]] functions which convert map projections into optical projections. These projections will quickly find applications in [[scrying engine]] technology.


||1801: Mikhail Ostrogradsky born ... mathematician and physicist. Pic.
||1801: Mikhail Ostrogradsky born ... mathematician and physicist. Pic.
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||1935: Earl and Weldon Bascom produce the first rodeo ever held outdoors under electric lights at Columbia, Mississippi.
||1935: Earl and Weldon Bascom produce the first rodeo ever held outdoors under electric lights at Columbia, Mississippi.
File:Alice Beta Paragliding.jpg|link=Alice Beta Paragliding|1937: ''[[Alice Beta Paragliding]]'' published. Many experts believe that the illustration depicts Beta infiltrating the [[ENIAC (SETI)|ENIAC]] program.


File:Lev Schnirelmann.jpg|link=Lev Schnirelmann (nonfiction)|1938: Mathematician [[Lev Schnirelmann (nonfiction)|Lev Schnirelmann]] dies. He proved that any natural number greater than 1 can be written as the sum of not more than C prime numbers, where C is an effectively computable constant.
File:Lev Schnirelmann.jpg|link=Lev Schnirelmann (nonfiction)|1938: Mathematician [[Lev Schnirelmann (nonfiction)|Lev Schnirelmann]] dies. He proved that any natural number greater than 1 can be written as the sum of not more than C prime numbers, where C is an effectively computable constant.
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File:Theodore Geisel (1957).jpg|link=Dr. Seuss (nonfiction)|1991: Children's author, political cartoonist, illustrator, poet, animator, screenwriter, and filmmaker [[Dr. Seuss (nonfiction)|Theodor Seuss "Ted" Geisel]] dies. Geisel wrote and illustrated more than 60 books under the pen name Dr. Seuss, including many of the most popular children's books of all time, selling over 600 million copies and being translated into more than 20 languages.
File:Theodore Geisel (1957).jpg|link=Dr. Seuss (nonfiction)|1991: Children's author, political cartoonist, illustrator, poet, animator, screenwriter, and filmmaker [[Dr. Seuss (nonfiction)|Theodor Seuss "Ted" Geisel]] dies. Geisel wrote and illustrated more than 60 books under the pen name Dr. Seuss, including many of the most popular children's books of all time, selling over 600 million copies and being translated into more than 20 languages.
File:George Plimpton 1993.jpg|link=George Plimpton (nonfiction)|1999: Writer, editor, and actor [[George Plimpton (nonfiction)|George Plimpton]] publishes his account of personally committing [[math crimes]] "for the participatory journalistic experience."


|File:Clifford Shull 1949.jpg|link=Clifford Shull (nonfiction)|1964: Physicist and crime-fighter [[Clifford Shull (nonfiction)|Clifford Shull]] the neutron scattering technique to detect and prevent [[crimes against mathematical constants]].
|File:Clifford Shull 1949.jpg|link=Clifford Shull (nonfiction)|1964: Physicist and crime-fighter [[Clifford Shull (nonfiction)|Clifford Shull]] the neutron scattering technique to detect and prevent [[crimes against mathematical constants]].
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||2015: Peter P. Sorokin dies ... physicist and co-inventor of the dye laser. Pic.
||2015: Peter P. Sorokin dies ... physicist and co-inventor of the dye laser. Pic.
File:Spiral 2.jpg|link=Spiral 2 (nonfiction)|2016: ''[[Spiral 2 (nonfiction)|Spiral 2]]'' voted Picture of the day by the citizens of [[New Minneapolis, Canada]].


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  • 1054: Composer, mathematician, and astronomer Hermann of Reichenau dies. He wrote a treatise on the science of music, several works on geometry and arithmetic, and astronomical treatises (including instructions for the construction of an astrolabe, at the time a very novel device in Western Europe).

    1054: Composer, mathematician, and astronomer Hermann of Reichenau dies. He wrote a treatise on the science of music, several works on geometry and arithmetic, and astronomical treatises (including instructions for the construction of an astrolabe, at the time a very novel device in Western Europe).

  • 1501: Gerolamo Cardano born. He will be one of the most influential mathematicians of the Renaissance.

    1501: Gerolamo Cardano born. He will be one of the most influential mathematicians of the Renaissance.

  • 1625: Mathematician and politician Johan de Witt born. He will derive the basic properties of quadratic forms, an important step in the field of linear algebra.

    1625: Mathematician and politician Johan de Witt born. He will derive the basic properties of quadratic forms, an important step in the field of linear algebra.

  • 1844: Mathematician Max Noether born. Noether will contribute to algebraic geometry and the theory of algebraic functions. He will be the father of mathematician Emmy Noether.

    1844: Mathematician Max Noether born. Noether will contribute to algebraic geometry and the theory of algebraic functions. He will be the father of mathematician Emmy Noether.

  • 1888: Cryptographer and intelligence officer Edward Travis born. Travis will become the operational head of Bletchley Park during World War II, and later become the head of GCHQ.

    1888: Cryptographer and intelligence officer Edward Travis born. Travis will become the operational head of Bletchley Park during World War II, and later become the head of GCHQ.

  • 1934: Writer and peace activist John Brunner born.

    1934: Writer and peace activist John Brunner born.

  • 1938: Mathematician Lev Schnirelmann dies. He proved that any natural number greater than 1 can be written as the sum of not more than C prime numbers, where C is an effectively computable constant.

    1938: Mathematician Lev Schnirelmann dies. He proved that any natural number greater than 1 can be written as the sum of not more than C prime numbers, where C is an effectively computable constant.

  • 1991: Children's author, political cartoonist, illustrator, poet, animator, screenwriter, and filmmaker Theodor Seuss "Ted" Geisel dies. Geisel wrote and illustrated more than 60 books under the pen name Dr. Seuss, including many of the most popular children's books of all time, selling over 600 million copies and being translated into more than 20 languages.

    1991: Children's author, political cartoonist, illustrator, poet, animator, screenwriter, and filmmaker Theodor Seuss "Ted" Geisel dies. Geisel wrote and illustrated more than 60 books under the pen name Dr. Seuss, including many of the most popular children's books of all time, selling over 600 million copies and being translated into more than 20 languages.

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