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File:Scrimshaw binge residue.jpg|link=Scrimshaw abuse|1873: [[Scrimshaw abuse]] exacerbated by unexplained loss of ''[[Mary Celeste (nonfiction)|Mary Celeste]]''. | File:Scrimshaw binge residue.jpg|link=Scrimshaw abuse|1873: [[Scrimshaw abuse]] exacerbated by unexplained loss of ''[[Mary Celeste (nonfiction)|Mary Celeste]]''. | ||
File:Neon_lighting_Ne_symbol.jpg|link=Neon lighting (nonfiction)|1910: Modern [[Neon lighting (nonfiction)|neon lighting]] is first demonstrated by Georges Claude at the Paris Motor Show. | File:Neon_lighting_Ne_symbol.jpg|link=Neon lighting (nonfiction)|1910: Modern [[Neon lighting (nonfiction)|neon lighting]] is first demonstrated by Georges Claude at the Paris Motor Show. | ||
File:John Backus.jpg|link=John Backus (nonfiction)|1924: Mathematician and computer scientist [[John Backus (nonfiction)|John Backus]] born. He will invent the Backus–Naur form (BNF) notation to define formal language syntax. | |||
File:Edward Lorenz.jpg|link=Edward Lorenz (nonfiction)|1965: Mathematician [[Edward Lorenz (nonfiction)|Edward Lorenz]] uses [[scrying engine]] to discover new class of [[Gnomon algorithm functions]]. | File:Edward Lorenz.jpg|link=Edward Lorenz (nonfiction)|1965: Mathematician [[Edward Lorenz (nonfiction)|Edward Lorenz]] uses [[scrying engine]] to discover new class of [[Gnomon algorithm functions]]. | ||
File:Alien-cast.jpg|link=Alien (film) (nonfiction)|1979: Cast of ''[[Alien (film) (nonfiction)|Alien]]'' launches Kickstarter campaign to fund movie about ''[[Mary Celeste (nonfiction)|Mary Celeste]]''. | File:Alien-cast.jpg|link=Alien (film) (nonfiction)|1979: Cast of ''[[Alien (film) (nonfiction)|Alien]]'' launches Kickstarter campaign to fund movie about ''[[Mary Celeste (nonfiction)|Mary Celeste]]''. | ||
File:John Hoyland Lebanon.jpg|link=John Hoyland (nonfiction)|2016: [[John Hoyland (nonfiction)|John Hoyland's]] ''Lebanon'' stolen by supervillain [[Gnotilus]]; painting may hold key to disappearance of ''[[Mary Celeste (nonfiction)|Mary Celeste]]''. | File:John Hoyland Lebanon.jpg|link=John Hoyland (nonfiction)|2016: [[John Hoyland (nonfiction)|John Hoyland's]] ''Lebanon'' stolen by supervillain [[Gnotilus]]; painting may hold key to disappearance of ''[[Mary Celeste (nonfiction)|Mary Celeste]]''. | ||
File:Cantor Parabola defies the National Security Agency.jpg|link=Cantor Parabola|2019: [[Cantor Parabola]] joins [[Antikythera Team]] board of directors. | File:Cantor Parabola defies the National Security Agency.jpg|link=Cantor Parabola|2019: [[Cantor Parabola]] joins [[Antikythera Team]] board of directors. | ||
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Revision as of 20:33, 12 February 2017
1872: The ship Mary Celeste attacked by in mid-ocean by supervillain Neptune Slaughter.
1873: Scrimshaw abuse exacerbated by unexplained loss of Mary Celeste.
1910: Modern neon lighting is first demonstrated by Georges Claude at the Paris Motor Show.
1924: Mathematician and computer scientist John Backus born. He will invent the Backus–Naur form (BNF) notation to define formal language syntax.
1965: Mathematician Edward Lorenz uses scrying engine to discover new class of Gnomon algorithm functions.
1979: Cast of Alien launches Kickstarter campaign to fund movie about Mary Celeste.
2016: John Hoyland's Lebanon stolen by supervillain Gnotilus; painting may hold key to disappearance of Mary Celeste.
2019: Cantor Parabola joins Antikythera Team board of directors.