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||1916: Abraham Seidenberg born ... mathematician. Pic.
||1916: Abraham Seidenberg born ... mathematician. Pic.
File:Prisoner's dilemma matrix.svg|link=Game theory (nonfiction)|1922: [[Game theory (nonfiction)|Game theory]] experts predict that [[Lloyd Shapley (nonfiction)|Lloyd Shapley]] will be born "within two years at the most."


||1922: Clair Cameron Patterson born ... geochemist. Pic.
||1922: Clair Cameron Patterson born ... geochemist. Pic.
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||2005: Melita Norwood dies ... English civil servant and spy. Pic search.
||2005: Melita Norwood dies ... English civil servant and spy. Pic search.
File:Vladimir Arnold.jpg|link=Vladimir Arnold (nonfiction)|2006: Mathematician and crime-fighter [[Vladimir Arnold (nonfiction)|Vladimir Arnold]] uses the Kolmogorov–Arnold–Moser theorem to detect and prevent [[crimes against mathematical constants]].


||2009: Kai Lai Chung dies ... mathematician known for his significant contributions to modern probability theory. Pic.
||2009: Kai Lai Chung dies ... mathematician known for his significant contributions to modern probability theory. Pic.
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||2016: Theoretical physicist Thomas Kibble dies ... research interests were in quantum field theory, especially the interface between high-energy particle physics and cosmology. He is best known as one of the first to describe the Higgs mechanism, and for his research on topological defects. From the 1950s he was concerned about the nuclear arms race and from 1970 took leading roles in promoting the social responsibility of the scientist. Pic.
||2016: Theoretical physicist Thomas Kibble dies ... research interests were in quantum field theory, especially the interface between high-energy particle physics and cosmology. He is best known as one of the first to describe the Higgs mechanism, and for his research on topological defects. From the 1950s he was concerned about the nuclear arms race and from 1970 took leading roles in promoting the social responsibility of the scientist. Pic.


File:Blue Foliage.jpg|link=Blue Foliage (nonfiction)|2019: Signed first edition of ''[[Blue Foliage (nonfiction)|Blue Foliage]]'' purchased for an undisclosed amount by "a consortium of [[Gnomon algorithm]] theorists based in [[New Minneapolis, Canada]]."


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  • 1743: Occultist and explorer Alessandro Cagliostro born. He will become a glamorous figure associated with the royal courts of Europe where he will pursue psychic healing, alchemy, and scrying.

    1743: Occultist and explorer Alessandro Cagliostro born. He will become a glamorous figure associated with the royal courts of Europe where he will pursue psychic healing, alchemy, and scrying.

  • 1881: Engineer and radio pioneer Henry Joseph Round born. Round will be an assistant of Guglielmo Marconi, and make contributions of his own to radio technology, for example the first reported observation of electroluminescence from a solid state diode.

    1881: Engineer and radio pioneer Henry Joseph Round born. Round will be an assistant of Guglielmo Marconi, and make contributions of his own to radio technology, for example the first reported observation of electroluminescence from a solid state diode.

  • 1896: Guglielmo Marconi applies for a patent for his wireless telegraph.

    1896: Guglielmo Marconi applies for a patent for his wireless telegraph.

  • 1923: Mathematician and economist Lloyd Shapley born. He will define game theory as "a mathematical study of conflict and cooperation."

    1923: Mathematician and economist Lloyd Shapley born. He will define game theory as "a mathematical study of conflict and cooperation."

  • 2014: Pharmacologist and chemist Alexander Shulgin dies. He discovered, synthesized, and personal bioassayed over 230 psychoactive compounds for their psychedelic and entactogenic potential.

    2014: Pharmacologist and chemist Alexander Shulgin dies. He discovered, synthesized, and personal bioassayed over 230 psychoactive compounds for their psychedelic and entactogenic potential.

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