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File:English Lottery 1566 Scroll.jpg|link=Lottery (nonfiction)|1569: First recorded [[Lottery (nonfiction)|lottery]] in England. | File:English Lottery 1566 Scroll.jpg|link=Lottery (nonfiction)|1569: First recorded [[Lottery (nonfiction)|lottery]] in England. | ||
File:Didacus automaton profile.jpg|link=Didacus automaton (nonfiction)|1570: [[Didacus automaton (nonfiction)|Didacus automaton]] uses [[Gnomon algorithm]] to predict winning [[Lottery (nonfiction)|lottery numbers]]. | File:Didacus automaton profile.jpg|link=Didacus automaton (nonfiction)|1570: [[Didacus automaton (nonfiction)|Didacus automaton]] uses [[Gnomon algorithm]] to predict winning [[Lottery (nonfiction)|lottery numbers]]. | ||
File:Niels Steensen.png|link=Niels Steensen (nonfiction)|1638: | File:Niels Steensen.png|link=Niels Steensen (nonfiction)|1638: Scientist and bishop [[Niels Steensen (nonfiction)|Niels Steensen]] born. He will question explanations for tear production, the idea that fossils grow in the ground. | ||
File:Bartolomeu Lourenço de Gusmão.jpg|link=Bartolomeu de Gusmão (nonfiction)|1711: Inventor and priest [[Bartolomeu de Gusmão (nonfiction)|Bartolomeu de Gusmão]] collaborates with [[Didacus automaton (nonfiction)|Didacus automaton]] on design of new [[Airship (nonfiction)|airship]]. | File:Bartolomeu Lourenço de Gusmão.jpg|link=Bartolomeu de Gusmão (nonfiction)|1711: Inventor and priest [[Bartolomeu de Gusmão (nonfiction)|Bartolomeu de Gusmão]] collaborates with [[Didacus automaton (nonfiction)|Didacus automaton]] on design of new [[Airship (nonfiction)|airship]]. | ||
File:Sir Tony Hoare 2011.jpg|link=Tony Hoare (nonfiction)|1934: Computer scientist [[Tony Hoare (nonfiction)|Tony Hoare]] born. He will go on to invent the quicksort algorithm, and make other contributions to [[Computer science (nonfiction)|computer science]]. | File:Sir Tony Hoare 2011.jpg|link=Tony Hoare (nonfiction)|1934: Computer scientist [[Tony Hoare (nonfiction)|Tony Hoare]] born. He will go on to invent the quicksort algorithm, and make other contributions to [[Computer science (nonfiction)|computer science]]. | ||
File:Exponential-growth-diagram.svg|link=Crimes against mathematical constants|New class of [[crimes against mathematical constants]] targets vulnerable quicksort routines. | File:Exponential-growth-diagram.svg|link=Crimes against mathematical constants|New class of [[crimes against mathematical constants]] targets vulnerable quicksort routines. | ||
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Revision as of 07:22, 30 December 2016
1569: First recorded lottery in England.
1570: Didacus automaton uses Gnomon algorithm to predict winning lottery numbers.
1638: Scientist and bishop Niels Steensen born. He will question explanations for tear production, the idea that fossils grow in the ground.
1711: Inventor and priest Bartolomeu de Gusmão collaborates with Didacus automaton on design of new airship.
1934: Computer scientist Tony Hoare born. He will go on to invent the quicksort algorithm, and make other contributions to computer science.
New class of crimes against mathematical constants targets vulnerable quicksort routines.