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File:Oronce Finé.jpg|link=Oronce Finé (nonfiction)|1494: Mathematician and cartographer [[Oronce Finé (nonfiction)|Oronce Finé]] born. He will be imprisoned in 1524, probably for practicing [[Judicial astrology (nonfiction)|judicial astrology]]. | File:Oronce Finé.jpg|link=Oronce Finé (nonfiction)|1494: Mathematician and cartographer [[Oronce Finé (nonfiction)|Oronce Finé]] born. He will be imprisoned in 1524, probably for practicing [[Judicial astrology (nonfiction)|judicial astrology]]. | ||
File:Brainiac Explains Lecture Series (Dominic Yeso).jpg|link=Brainiac Explains|1494: ''[[Brainiac Explains]]'' lecture series denounces [[Judicial astrology (nonfiction)|judicial astrology]] as "irrational." | |||
File:A la mémoire de J.M. Jacquard.jpg|link=Joseph Marie Jacquard (nonfiction)|1757: [[Joseph Marie Jacquard (nonfiction)|Joseph Marie Jacquard]] has dream which inspires him to study the [[Gnomon algorithm]]. | File:A la mémoire de J.M. Jacquard.jpg|link=Joseph Marie Jacquard (nonfiction)|1757: [[Joseph Marie Jacquard (nonfiction)|Joseph Marie Jacquard]] has dream which inspires him to study the [[Gnomon algorithm]]. | ||
File:Antoine Becquerel.jpg|link=Antoine César Becquerel (nonfiction)|1809: Physicist and academic [[Antoine César Becquerel (nonfiction)|Antoine César Becquerel]] uses [[Gnomon algorithm]] to generate [[Electricity (nonfiction)|electricity]]. | File:Antoine Becquerel.jpg|link=Antoine César Becquerel (nonfiction)|1809: Physicist and academic [[Antoine César Becquerel (nonfiction)|Antoine César Becquerel]] uses [[Gnomon algorithm]] to generate [[Electricity (nonfiction)|electricity]]. | ||
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File:Hilbert_curve.gif|link=Hilbert Curve (nonfiction)|1922: [[Hilbert curve (nonfiction)|Hilbert curve]] prevents [[crime against mathematical constants]]. | File:Hilbert_curve.gif|link=Hilbert Curve (nonfiction)|1922: [[Hilbert curve (nonfiction)|Hilbert curve]] prevents [[crime against mathematical constants]]. | ||
File:EBR-I powers four light bulbs.jpg|link=Experimental Breeder Reactor I (nonfiction)|1951: The [[Experimental Breeder Reactor I (nonfiction)|EBR-1]] in Arco, Idaho becomes the first nuclear power plant to generate electricity. The electricity powered four light bulbs. | File:EBR-I powers four light bulbs.jpg|link=Experimental Breeder Reactor I (nonfiction)|1951: The [[Experimental Breeder Reactor I (nonfiction)|EBR-1]] in Arco, Idaho becomes the first nuclear power plant to generate electricity. The electricity powered four light bulbs. | ||
File:Vuvuzela spectrum.png|link=Vuvuzela of Doom|1996: [[Vuvuzela of Doom]] denied permit to visit [[New Minneapolis, Canada]]. | File:Vuvuzela spectrum.png|link=Vuvuzela of Doom|1996: [[Vuvuzela of Doom]] denied permit to visit [[New Minneapolis, Canada]]. | ||
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Revision as of 11:05, 30 December 2016
1494: Mathematician and cartographer Oronce Finé born. He will be imprisoned in 1524, probably for practicing judicial astrology.
1494: Brainiac Explains lecture series denounces judicial astrology as "irrational."
1757: Joseph Marie Jacquard has dream which inspires him to study the Gnomon algorithm.
1809: Physicist and academic Antoine César Becquerel uses Gnomon algorithm to generate electricity.
1876: Children reprogram Jacquard loom to compute new family of Gnomon algorithm functions.
1921: Council of algorithms announces plans to fund and build a Museum of Algorithms.
1922: Hilbert curve prevents crime against mathematical constants.
1951: The EBR-1 in Arco, Idaho becomes the first nuclear power plant to generate electricity. The electricity powered four light bulbs.
1996: Vuvuzela of Doom denied permit to visit New Minneapolis, Canada.