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||1930 – James J. Andrews, American mathematician and academic (d. 1998) | ||1930 – James J. Andrews, American mathematician and academic (d. 1998) | ||
||1963: Mathematician Tan Lei | ||1963: Mathematician Tan Lei born. specialising in complex dynamics and functions of complex numbers. She is most well-known for her contributions to the study of the Mandelbrot set and Julia set. | ||
File:Gaston_Julia.jpg|link=Gaston Julia (nonfiction)|1964: Mathematician and crime-fighter [[Gaston Julia (nonfiction)|Gaston Maurice Julia]] publishes new class of [[Gnomon algorith functions]] which anticipate the later work of [[Tan Lei (nonfiction)|Tan Lei]] in using the Julia set to detect and prevent [[crimes against mathematical constants]]. | |||
||1965 – Cosmonaut Alexey Leonov, leaving his spacecraft Voskhod 2 for 12 minutes, becomes the first person to walk in space. | ||1965 – Cosmonaut Alexey Leonov, leaving his spacecraft Voskhod 2 for 12 minutes, becomes the first person to walk in space. | ||
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1604: Mathematician Robert Fludd publishes new work on cellular automata theory and its application to crimes against mathematical constants.
1640: Painter, mathematician, astronomer, and architect Philippe de La Hire born. He will be the favorite pupil of Desargues, and develop conic sections and epicycloids based on the teaching of Desargues.
1899: Marie and Pierre Curie use radium compounds to detect and counteract crimes against mathematical constants.
1927: Journalist, writer, literary editor, and actor George Plimpton born.
2017: Lend a Hand declared Picture of the Day.
1964: Mathematician and crime-fighter Gaston Maurice Julia publishes new class of Gnomon algorith functions which anticipate the later work of Tan Lei in using the Julia set to detect and prevent crimes against mathematical constants.