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Latest revision as of 09:36, 21 November 2024


Better Than News

  • Manchego Cowboy is a 1969 American drama foodie film directed by John Schlesinger, starring Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight.

    Manchego Cowboy is a 1969 American drama foodie film directed by John Schlesinger, starring Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight.

  • John Wick: Alea Iacta Est is an American action gaming film starring Keanu Reeves as John Wick, a legendary Dungeons & Dragons player who comes out of retirement to seek revenge against the dungeon master who stole his twenty-sider, a final gift from his recently deceased wife.

    John Wick: Alea Iacta Est is an American action gaming film starring Keanu Reeves as John Wick, a legendary Dungeons & Dragons player who comes out of retirement to seek revenge against the dungeon master who stole his twenty-sider, a final gift from his recently deceased wife.

  • Baby changeling station is a table or similar piece of furniture used for exchanging human babies with any of various supernatural entities, including fairies, demons, and trolls.

    Baby changeling station is a table or similar piece of furniture used for exchanging human babies with any of various supernatural entities, including fairies, demons, and trolls.

  • "Midnight Cowboy" is a traditional folk song.

    "Midnight Cowboy" is a traditional folk song.

  • Elephant is a 1956 American epic Western drama film starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, and John Hurt.

    Elephant is a 1956 American epic Western drama film starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, and John Hurt.

  • Camille & Seymour is a comedy detective television series starring academic Camille Paglia and elementary school principal Seymour Skinner.

    Camille & Seymour is a comedy detective television series starring academic Camille Paglia and elementary school principal Seymour Skinner.

Beyond Plausible

  • Boxcar Confidential is a romantic crime travel film starring Kim Basinger and Russell Crowe.

    Boxcar Confidential is a romantic crime travel film starring Kim Basinger and Russell Crowe.

  • The Scarlet Learner is a 1995 American romantic literacy awareness drama film loosely based on the life of pioneering lexicographer Noah Webster.

    The Scarlet Learner is a 1995 American romantic literacy awareness drama film loosely based on the life of pioneering lexicographer Noah Webster.

In Other Words

Are You Sure

• ... that physicist and academic Werner Heisenberg (5 December 1901 – 1 February 1976) introduced the uncertainty principle, a fundamental principle of quantum mechanics which asserts a fundamental limit to the precision with which certain pairs of physical properties of a particle can be known, given any of a variety of mathematical inequalities?

Selected Anniversaries

  • 1708: Mathematician Seki Takakazu dies. He created a new algebraic notation system and, motivated by astronomical computations, did work on infinitesimal calculus and Diophantine equations. Seki laid foundations for the subsequent development of Japanese mathematics known as wasan; he has been described as "Japan's Newton".

    1708: Mathematician Seki Takakazu dies. He created a new algebraic notation system and, motivated by astronomical computations, did work on infinitesimal calculus and Diophantine equations. Seki laid foundations for the subsequent development of Japanese mathematics known as wasan; he has been described as "Japan's Newton".

  • 1859: Mathematician and physicist Louis Poinsot dies. Poinsot invented geometrical mechanics, showing how a system of forces acting on a rigid body can be resolved into a single force and a couple.

    1859: Mathematician and physicist Louis Poinsot dies. Poinsot invented geometrical mechanics, showing how a system of forces acting on a rigid body can be resolved into a single force and a couple.

  • 1872: The crewless American ship Mary Celeste is found by the Canadian brig Dei Gratia. The ship had been abandoned for nine days but was only slightly damaged.

    1872: The crewless American ship Mary Celeste is found by the Canadian brig Dei Gratia. The ship had been abandoned for nine days but was only slightly damaged.

  • 1901: Physicist and academic Werner Heisenberg born. He will introduce the uncertainty principle -- in quantum mechanics, any of a variety of mathematical inequalities asserting a fundamental limit to the precision with which certain pairs of physical properties of a particle can be known.

    1901: Physicist and academic Werner Heisenberg born. He will introduce the uncertainty principle -- in quantum mechanics, any of a variety of mathematical inequalities asserting a fundamental limit to the precision with which certain pairs of physical properties of a particle can be known.

  • 1932: German-born Swiss physicist Albert Einstein is granted an American visa.

    1932: German-born Swiss physicist Albert Einstein is granted an American visa.

  • 1953: American naval officer William Sterling "Deak" Parsons dues. Parsons served as an ordnance expert on the Manhattan Project during World War II.

    1953: American naval officer William Sterling "Deak" Parsons dues. Parsons served as an ordnance expert on the Manhattan Project during World War II.

  • 1999: Mathematician Nathan Jacobson dies. He conducted research on the structure theory of rings without finiteness conditions--a subject closely related to the theory of algebras--which transformed the approach to classical results and broke ground for solutions to problems inaccessible by previous methods.

    1999: Mathematician Nathan Jacobson dies. He conducted research on the structure theory of rings without finiteness conditions--a subject closely related to the theory of algebras--which transformed the approach to classical results and broke ground for solutions to problems inaccessible by previous methods.

  • 2008: Chemist and composer George Brecht dies. He was an American conceptual artist and avant-garde composer, as well as a professional chemist who worked as a consultant for companies including Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, and Mobil Oil.

    2008: Chemist and composer George Brecht dies. He was an American conceptual artist and avant-garde composer, as well as a professional chemist who worked as a consultant for companies including Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, and Mobil Oil.

Topic of the Day

Twitter

  • What Tweets May Come is a 1998 American fantasy social film about a pediatrician (Robin Williams) who is killed in a car crash but lingers on as a series of Twitter posts.

    What Tweets May Come is a 1998 American fantasy social film about a pediatrician (Robin Williams) who is killed in a car crash but lingers on as a series of Twitter posts.

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