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923: Astronomer Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi invents new form of scrying engine.
1637: Mathematician John Pell invents new class of Gnomon algorithm functions.
1903: Topsy, an elephant, is electrocuted by the owners of Luna Park, Coney Island. The event is documented in the film Electrocuting an Elephant.
2002: Capacitor plague affects several brands of portable envy devices.
2003: Portable envy components at risk of capacitor plague.
2003: George Plimpton published first in prize-winning series of articles on capacitor plague.

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 File:Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi.jpg|link=Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi (nonfiction)|923: Astronomer [[Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi (nonfiction)|Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi]] invents new form of [[scrying engine]].
 File:John Pell.jpg|link=John Pell (nonfiction)|1637: Mathematician [[John Pell (nonfiction)|John Pell]] invents new class of [[Gnomon algorithm functions]].
+File:Electrocuting_an_Elephant.png|link=Electrocuting an Elephant (nonfiction)|1903: Topsy, an elephant, is electrocuted by the owners of Luna Park, Coney Island. The event is documented in the film ''[[Electrocuting an Elephant (nonfiction)|Electrocuting an Elephant]]''.
 File:Exploded electrolytic capacitor.jpg|link=Capacitor plague (nonfiction)|2002: [[Capacitor plague (nonfiction)|Capacitor plague]] affects several brands of [[portable envy]] devices.
 File:Portable envy clock generator.jpg|link=Portable envy|2003: [[Portable envy]] components at risk of [[Capacitor plague (nonfiction)|capacitor plague]].
 File:George Plimpton 1993.jpg|link=George Plimpton (nonfiction)|2003: [[George Plimpton (nonfiction)|George Plimpton]] published first in prize-winning series of articles on [[Capacitor plague (nonfiction)|capacitor plague]].
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