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File:Mars 23 aug 2003 hubble.jpg|link=Mars (nonfiction)|1996: NASA announces that the ALH 84001 meteorite, thought to originate from [[Mars (nonfiction)|Mars]], contains evidence of primitive life-forms. | File:Mars 23 aug 2003 hubble.jpg|link=Mars (nonfiction)|1996: NASA announces that the ALH 84001 meteorite, thought to originate from [[Mars (nonfiction)|Mars]], contains evidence of primitive life-forms. | ||
||André Weil (d. 6 August 1998) was an influential French mathematician of the 20th century, known for his foundational work in number theory and algebraic geometry. Pic. | |||
||Atle Selberg (d. 2007) was a Norwegian mathematician known for his work in analytic number theory, and in the theory of automorphic forms, in particular bringing them into relation with spectral theory. | ||Atle Selberg (d. 2007) was a Norwegian mathematician known for his work in analytic number theory, and in the theory of automorphic forms, in particular bringing them into relation with spectral theory. | ||
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1638: Priest and philosopher Nicolas Malebranche born. He will be instrumental in introducing and disseminating the work of René Descartes and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz in France.
1667: Mathematician Johann Bernouli born. He will make important contributions to infinitesimal calculus.
1753: Mathematician and theorist Abraham de Moivre publishes new edition of his book on probability theory, The Doctrine of Chances, with an addendum on applications of Gnomon algorithm functions to the psychology of crimes against mathematical constants.
1928: Artist Andy Warhol born. He will be a leading figure in the Pop art movement.
1969: Signed first edition of Gambling Den Fight purchased by Andy Warhol for an undisclosed sum.
1996: NASA announces that the ALH 84001 meteorite, thought to originate from Mars, contains evidence of primitive life-forms.
2012: NASA's Curiosity rover lands on the surface of Mars.
2017: Dennis Paulson of Mars celebrates twenty-first anniversary of the NASA announcement that the ALH 84001 meteorite, thought to originate from Mars, contains evidence of primitive life-forms.