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Fiction is an ongoing work of fiction and nonfiction by Karl Jones.
1677: Mathematician, astronomer, and cartographer Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr born. He will publish works on mathematics and astronomy, including sundials, spherical trigonometry, and celestial maps and globes, along with biographical information on several hundred mathematicians and instrument makers.
1737: Physician, mathematician, and engineer Hubert Gautier dies. He authored the first book on bridge building, Traité des Ponts, in 1716, as well as books on roads, fortifications, antiquities, geology, and a first manual for watercolor practitioners.
1783: Mathematician Étienne Bézout dies. His Théorie générale des équations algébriques contained much new and valuable matter on the theory of elimination and symmetrical functions of the roots of an equation.
1879: Mathematician and philosopher Hans Hahn born. He will make contributions to functional analysis, topology, set theory, the calculus of variations, real analysis, and order theory.
1905: The physics journal Annalen der Physik received Albert Einstein's paper, "Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?", introducing the equation E=mc².
1928: Mathematician and academic Hans F. Weinberger born. He will contribute to variational methods for eigenvalue problems, partial differential equations, and fluid dynamics.
1962: Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring is published, inspiring an environmental movement and the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
In the News
John Hoyland's Lebanon stolen by supervillain Gnotilus; painting may hold key to abstract expressionist weapons.
Queen Anne's War is over, Paddington Bear negotiates peace treaty.
Crimes against mathematical constants on the rise, according to mathematical diagram.
Retired Vostok 1 descent module calls for moment of silence to honor Rosetta's courageous self-sacrifice.
"I regret nothing" says Rosetta spacecraft, before impacting Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
Highwayman Dick Turpin of Mars takes parting shot at Dennis Paulson of Mars, makes another daring escape.
Dennis Paulson of Mars, new reality TV show, gets rave reviews.
Artist-Engineers prepare an interface to the famed artificial intelligence Benoit Mandelbrot.
Demon-hunters capture their prey. One hunter grips the Demon's feet, another its hands, while the third weaves a sacred ligature around the Demon's neck.
Tar-Baby 9000 infects Brer Rabbit with the Snake Lemma (1895).
Green Ring interviewed by Dick Cavett.
Publication of Bioautography of a Chlorophyll Molecule generates new interest in organic golems.
American Civil War officer demonstrates Narrow escape problem.
Crime-fighter The Sigil vows to teach math criminals a Set theory lesson they will never forget.
Brownian ratchet may be cover story for Brownian racket, according to John Brunner.
Supervillain Anarchimedes generates earthquakes in the two to four kilo-waif range.
Maxwell's demon not so bad once you get to know the math, says Brillouin.
Claude Shannon has that "information theory" gleam in his eye.
Traditional Hilbert curve powerless against demons, says Writer-Sorceror Roger Zelazny.
Supervillain Neptune Slaughter manifests as gigantic ice worm, menaces Project Iceworm.
Morton's ether inhaler on exhibit; supervillain Anesthesia said to be planning heist.
"Hello World" computer program from 1974 proud to represent Hello World programs everywhere.
The Zodiac Healer travels along the ecliptic, exactly as Guo Shoujing (nonfiction) predicted.
Hollerith punched card contains two tickets to premier showing of documentary film Unexpectedly Hanging Chad.
Guo Shoujing studies the Pleiades, discovers new form of Gnomon algorithm.
Documentary film Unexpectedly Hanging Chad is surprise hit at electoral policy conference.
Supervillain Neptune Slaughter manifests as gigantic ice worm, drinks up several million gallons of arctic seawater.
Green Spiral 9 now online.
Baby bird with egg tooth is adorable and menacing at the same time.
Cleopatra dies of asp bite and IBM-PC.
The Eel receives news from informants. Note the golden serpent ring which The Eel uses to hypnotize and recruit henchmen.
Red Eyes and Computational Human Phantom may form crime-fighting team.
Music educator Joseph Schillinger assures Rhythmicon that it will grow up to be a full-fledged drum machine (nonfiction).
Radon Lake contained within high-energy plasma bubble.
Alistair Treadgold's research into electrolysis influenced a generation of musical electroplating ensembles, including Chrome Plover.
Cryptographic numen modeled in nanowire, generates micro-epiphanies.
Bacon's Drama Dial is key to Shakespeare-Magellan Expedition, according to new cryptographic analysis.
Jason Nelson (nonfiction) does not know how you will die (nonfiction), so please stop asking.
Mud pot in northern California runs dry, may relocate to Devil's Mud Pie area.
"How to Draw Doug" cartoon by Ruben Bolling explains genetic algorithms (nonfiction).
Electric S'mores now open in Brasília!
Matterhorn encapsulated in gigantic glass vial, converted to copper sulfate pentahydrate crystals. See Hazmatterhorn.
This photograph, if genuine, may show the moment following the release of an evil bit by supervillain Fugitive Rubies.
Inventor of time travel travels to distant past, goes insane, becomes own ancestor -- not necessarily in that order.
Cobbler admits inability to divine future of old boots.
Taste sensation: Methylphenidate + Extract of Radium = Mispent Youth. Shown here with vodka and olives.
Delicious aroma of sulfur pyramids attracts Comer's Midden Monsters to Alberta.
Computer bug demands rematch. "That relay sucker-punched me!" says moth.
Electric S'mores open for business.
Dalton Trumbo refuses to betray friends and principles, enjoys state-sponsored meals for nearly a year.
Dark Side of the Moon "kept my spirits up during the ordeal", Galileo heard to mutter while leaving the courtroom.
Galileo, imprisoned on trumped-up charges, uses nail to scratch the equation E pur si muove on dungeon wall, cuts his way to freedom.
Umbrella Man witnesses rubbed with Clandestiphrine, 73% die of stack overflow allergy. Witness Protection Program implements software patch to prevent recurrence.
Early techno-thriller fails Turing test, author invents High-energy literature techniques to improve readability.
Army research laboratories convert modern plowshares into ancient swords. Military contractors call technique "Astonishing breakthrough."
Asclepius Myrmidon provides emergency medical services after Pi disaster.
Line printer Mandelbrot set yearns for color, launches Kickstarter campaign to fund upgrade.
Highwayman Dick Turpin of Mars takes parting shot at Hopalong Cassidy.
Re-emitted red light suggests that Fugitive Rubies is secretly manipulating Papillon, say High-energy literature theorists.
Captured supervillain Fugitive Rubies involuntarily luminesces under green laser interrogation, re-emits red light.
Fruiting body of Bourbaki virages dangereux nominated as symbol of outsider mathematics.
Join Tunguska Event Preservation Society, receive interactive 1927 expedition.
Second-hand Brainiac skull diodes used for cut-rate Medulla oblongata upgrade.
Latest version of Bernoulli family tree powered by cellular automata.
Poet and wizard Jan Kochanowski adapts Nebra sky disk (nonfiction) for use as scrying engine.
Luminous dial of Soviet aircraft chronometer proud to represent all chronometers.
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