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File:William Blake by John Flaxman c1804.jpg|link=William Blake (nonfiction)|1821: Poet, painter, and printmaker [[William Blake (nonfiction)|William Blake]] uses [[Gnomon algorithm]] techniques to print images of demons and angels. | File:William Blake by John Flaxman c1804.jpg|link=William Blake (nonfiction)|1821: Poet, painter, and printmaker [[William Blake (nonfiction)|William Blake]] uses [[Gnomon algorithm]] techniques to print images of demons and angels. | ||
File:Joseph Bertrand.jpg|link=Joseph Bertrand (nonfiction)|1822: Mathematician, economist, and academic [[Joseph Bertrand (nonfiction)|Joseph Louis François Bertrand]] born. He will work in the fields of number theory, differential geometry, probability theory, economics and thermodynamics. | File:Joseph Bertrand.jpg|link=Joseph Bertrand (nonfiction)|1822: Mathematician, economist, and academic [[Joseph Bertrand (nonfiction)|Joseph Louis François Bertrand]] born. He will work in the fields of number theory, differential geometry, probability theory, economics and thermodynamics. | ||
File:Niles Cartouchian and Anton Rhodomunde Release a Demon.jpg|link=Niles Cartouchian and Anton Rhodomunde Release a Demon|1823: Publication of ''[[Niles Cartouchian and Anton Rhodomunde Release a Demon]]'' causes widespread panic. | |||
File:Wilhelm Röntgen.jpg|link=Wilhelm Röntgen (nonfiction)|1865: Engineer and physicist [[Wilhelm Röntgen (nonfiction)|Wilhelm Röntgen]] uses X-rays to detect and prevent [[crimes against mathematical constants]]. | File:Wilhelm Röntgen.jpg|link=Wilhelm Röntgen (nonfiction)|1865: Engineer and physicist [[Wilhelm Röntgen (nonfiction)|Wilhelm Röntgen]] uses X-rays to detect and prevent [[crimes against mathematical constants]]. | ||
File:Philo T Farnsworth.jpg|link=Philo Farnsworth (nonfiction)|1971: Inventor [[Philo Farnsworth (nonfiction)|Philo Farnsworth]] dies. He made many crucial contributions to the early development of all-electronic television. | File:Philo T Farnsworth.jpg|link=Philo Farnsworth (nonfiction)|1971: Inventor [[Philo Farnsworth (nonfiction)|Philo Farnsworth]] dies. He made many crucial contributions to the early development of all-electronic television. |
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1811: Mathematician and astronomer Urbain Le Verrier born. He will predict the existence and position of Neptune using only mathematics, an event which will be widely regarded as one of the most remarkable moments of 19th century science.
1821: Poet, painter, and printmaker William Blake uses Gnomon algorithm techniques to print images of demons and angels.
1822: Mathematician, economist, and academic Joseph Louis François Bertrand born. He will work in the fields of number theory, differential geometry, probability theory, economics and thermodynamics.
1823: Publication of Niles Cartouchian and Anton Rhodomunde Release a Demon causes widespread panic.
1865: Engineer and physicist Wilhelm Röntgen uses X-rays to detect and prevent crimes against mathematical constants.
1971: Inventor Philo Farnsworth dies. He made many crucial contributions to the early development of all-electronic television.
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2002: Inventor and engineer Rudolf Hell dies. He invented the Hellschreiber teleprinter system.
2017: Synthetic organism Ultravore consumes twenty kilograms of plutonium dust with no apparent ill effect.