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||1720 – Maria Margarethe Kirch, German astronomer and educator (b. 1670) | |||
||1731 – Brook Taylor, English mathematician and theorist (b. 1685) | |||
||1737 – Joseph Saurin, French minister and mathematician (b. 1659) | |||
||1766 – Charles Macintosh, Scottish chemist and the inventor of waterproof fabric (d. 1843) | |||
File:Supplice de 9 émigrés Octobre 1793.jpg|link=French Revolution (nonfiction)|1786: [[French Revolution (nonfiction)|French Revolution]]: The Assembly of Notables is convened. | |||
||1796 – Johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist and journalist (d. 1877) | |||
||1800 – Charles Goodyear, American chemist and engineer (d. 1860) | |||
File:Thomas Joannes Stieltjes.jpg|link=Thomas Joannes Stieltjes (nonfiction)|1856: Mathematician [[Thomas Joannes Stieltjes (nonfiction)|Thomas Joannes Stieltjes]] born. He will work on almost all branches of analysis, continued fractions and number theory, will be called "the father of the analytic theory of continued fractions." | File:Thomas Joannes Stieltjes.jpg|link=Thomas Joannes Stieltjes (nonfiction)|1856: Mathematician [[Thomas Joannes Stieltjes (nonfiction)|Thomas Joannes Stieltjes]] born. He will work on almost all branches of analysis, continued fractions and number theory, will be called "the father of the analytic theory of continued fractions." | ||
||1860 – The launch of HMS Warrior, with her combination of screw propeller, iron hull and iron armour, renders all previous warships obsolete. | |||
File:Leopold Kronecker 1865.jpg|link=Leopold Kronecker (nonfiction)|1891: Mathematician [[Leopold Kronecker (nonfiction)|Leopold Kronecker]] dies. His work included number theory, algebra, and logic. | File:Leopold Kronecker 1865.jpg|link=Leopold Kronecker (nonfiction)|1891: Mathematician [[Leopold Kronecker (nonfiction)|Leopold Kronecker]] dies. His work included number theory, algebra, and logic. | ||
||1908 – Magnus Pyke, English scientist and author (d. 1992) | |||
File:Klaus Fuchs.jpg|link=Emil Julius Klaus Fuchs (nonfiction)|1911: Physicist [[Emil Julius Klaus Fuchs (nonfiction)|Emil Julius Klaus Fuchs]] born. He will be convicted of supplying information from the Manhattan Project to the Soviet Union during and shortly after the Second World War. | File:Klaus Fuchs.jpg|link=Emil Julius Klaus Fuchs (nonfiction)|1911: Physicist [[Emil Julius Klaus Fuchs (nonfiction)|Emil Julius Klaus Fuchs]] born. He will be convicted of supplying information from the Manhattan Project to the Soviet Union during and shortly after the Second World War. | ||
||1941 – Tullio Levi-Civita, Italian mathematician and scholar (b. 1873) | |||
File:Diagramaceous soil bingo algorithm harvest.jpg|link=Diagramaceous soil|1943: Bingo tokens harvested from [[diagramaceous soil]] using new class of [[Gnomon algorithm functions]]. | File:Diagramaceous soil bingo algorithm harvest.jpg|link=Diagramaceous soil|1943: Bingo tokens harvested from [[diagramaceous soil]] using new class of [[Gnomon algorithm functions]]. | ||
File:Brainiac Action Comics 242.png|link=Brainiac (nonfiction)|1953: [[Brainiac (nonfiction)|Brainiac]] challenges [[Superman (nonfiction)|Superman]] to predict who will play [[Lex Luthor (nonfiction)|Lex Luthor]] in upcoming Lex biopic. | |||
File:Lex Luthor Action Comics 23.png|link=Lex Luthor (nonfiction)|1954: [[Lex Luthor (nonfiction)|Lex Luthor]] planning new autobiographical film, asks [[Linus Pauling (nonfiction)|Linus Pauling]] to play the title role. | ||1947 – Richard Crandall, American physicist and computer scientist (d. 2012) | ||
File:Linus Pauling.jpg|link=Linus Pauling (nonfiction)|1954: [[Linus Pauling (nonfiction)|Linus Pauling]] says he is "flattered, but cannot possibly accept" offer to play [[Lex Luthor (nonfiction)|Lex Luthor]] in planned film. | |||
||1949 – KC2XAK of Bridgeport, Connecticut becomes the first Ultra high frequency (UHF) television station to operate a daily schedule. | |||
|File:Brainiac Action Comics 242.png|link=Brainiac (nonfiction)|1953: [[Brainiac (nonfiction)|Brainiac]] challenges [[Superman (nonfiction)|Superman]] to predict who will play [[Lex Luthor (nonfiction)|Lex Luthor]] in upcoming Lex biopic. | |||
|File:Lex Luthor Action Comics 23.png|link=Lex Luthor (nonfiction)|1954: [[Lex Luthor (nonfiction)|Lex Luthor]] planning new autobiographical film, asks [[Linus Pauling (nonfiction)|Linus Pauling]] to play the title role. | |||
|File:Linus Pauling.jpg|link=Linus Pauling (nonfiction)|1954: [[Linus Pauling (nonfiction)|Linus Pauling]] says he is "flattered, but cannot possibly accept" offer to play [[Lex Luthor (nonfiction)|Lex Luthor]] in planned film. | |||
||2004 – Julius Axelrod, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1912) | |||
||2012 – Bruce Stark, American cartoonist (b. 1933) | |||
||2013 – Paul Sally, American mathematician and academic (b. 1933) | |||
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Revision as of 16:28, 22 October 2017
1786: French Revolution: The Assembly of Notables is convened.
1856: Mathematician Thomas Joannes Stieltjes born. He will work on almost all branches of analysis, continued fractions and number theory, will be called "the father of the analytic theory of continued fractions."
1891: Mathematician Leopold Kronecker dies. His work included number theory, algebra, and logic.
1911: Physicist Emil Julius Klaus Fuchs born. He will be convicted of supplying information from the Manhattan Project to the Soviet Union during and shortly after the Second World War.
1943: Bingo tokens harvested from diagramaceous soil using new class of Gnomon algorithm functions.