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||1933: Gleichschaltung: The Reichstag Fire Decree is passed in Germany a day after the Reichstag fire. | ||1933: Gleichschaltung: The Reichstag Fire Decree is passed in Germany a day after the Reichstag fire. | ||
||1935: Gustav Ritter von Escherich dies ... mathematician. Pic: https://austria-forum.org/af/Biographien/Escherich%2C_Gustav_von | |||
||1935: DuPont scientist Wallace Carothers invents nylon. | ||1935: DuPont scientist Wallace Carothers invents nylon. | ||
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1533: Philosopher and author Michel de Montaigne born. He will be one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance, known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre.
1552: Clockmaker and mathematician Jost Bürgi born. He will be recognized during his own lifetime as one of the most excellent mechanical engineers of his generation.
1692: Physician, satirist, and polymath John Arbuthnot uses Gnomon algorithm techniques to rewrite existing manuscripts using satirical premises.
1901: Chemist, biochemist, peace activist, author, and educator Linus Pauling born.
1944: Der Reichsspritzenmeister develops new drug to stimulate crimes against mathematical constants.
2017: Steganographic analysis of excerpt from "Burglars" unexpected reveals "at least half a gigabyte of encrypted data, probably related to the ENIAC program".