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File:Curie_and_radium_by_Castaigne.jpg|link=Radium (nonfiction)|1898: Marie and Pierre Curie announce the isolation of [[Radium (nonfiction)|radium]]. | File:Curie_and_radium_by_Castaigne.jpg|link=Radium (nonfiction)|1898: Marie and Pierre Curie announce the isolation of [[Radium (nonfiction)|radium]]. | ||
File:Martin David Kruskal.jpg|link=David Kruskal (nonfiction)|2006: Physicist and mathematician [[Martin David Kruskal (nonfiction)|Martin David Kruskal]] dies. He made fundamental contributions in many areas of mathematics and science, including the discovery and theory of solitons. | |||
File:Scrimshaw binge residue.jpg|link=Scrimshaw abuse|2016: Survey data reveals widespread [[Scrimshaw abuse|Scrimshaw binging]] the day after Christmas. | File:Scrimshaw binge residue.jpg|link=Scrimshaw abuse|2016: Survey data reveals widespread [[Scrimshaw abuse|Scrimshaw binging]] the day after Christmas. | ||
File:Stone mask circa 7000 BC.jpg|link=Mask (nonfiction)|2016: Ancient [[Mask (nonfiction)|stone mask]] is still "the best gift ever." | |||
|File:Stone mask circa 7000 BC.jpg|link=Mask (nonfiction)|2016: Ancient [[Mask (nonfiction)|stone mask]] is still "the best gift ever." | |||
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Revision as of 13:34, 9 July 2017
1791: Polymath Charles Babbage born. He will pioneer the concept of a digital programmable computer.
1878: "Leipzig University should include me in seal," says Friedrich Nietzsche.
1898: Marie and Pierre Curie announce the isolation of radium.
2006: Physicist and mathematician Martin David Kruskal dies. He made fundamental contributions in many areas of mathematics and science, including the discovery and theory of solitons.
2016: Survey data reveals widespread Scrimshaw binging the day after Christmas.