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||Gregory Breit (b. July 14, 1899) was a Russian-born American physicist and academic. During the early stages of the war, Breit was chosen by Arthur Compton to supervise the early design of the first atomic bomb during an early phase in what would later become the Manhattan Project. Breit resigned his position in 1942, feeling that the work was going too slowly and that there had been security breaches on the project; his job went to Robert Oppenheimer, who was later appointed to scientific director of the entire project. Pic. | ||Gregory Breit (b. July 14, 1899) was a Russian-born American physicist and academic. During the early stages of the war, Breit was chosen by Arthur Compton to supervise the early design of the first atomic bomb during an early phase in what would later become the Manhattan Project. Breit resigned his position in 1942, feeling that the work was going too slowly and that there had been security breaches on the project; his job went to Robert Oppenheimer, who was later appointed to scientific director of the entire project. Pic. | ||
||Hans Bernd Gisevius (b. 14 July 1904) was a German diplomat and intelligence officer during the Second World War. A covert opponent of the Nazi regime and radical communist, he served as a liaison in Zürich between Allen Dulles, station chief for the American OSS and the German Resistance forces in Germany. Pic. | |||
||Laurence Chisholm Young (b. 14 July 1905) was an American mathematician known for his contributions to measure theory, the calculus of variations, optimal control theory, and potential theory. Pic. | ||Laurence Chisholm Young (b. 14 July 1905) was an American mathematician known for his contributions to measure theory, the calculus of variations, optimal control theory, and potential theory. Pic. | ||
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1856: Mathematician Charles Hermite is elected to fill the vacancy created by the death of Jacques Binet in the Académie des Sciences.
1962: Soldier of fortune and alleged crime boss Baron Zersetzung steals the Small Boy, a tactical nuclear weapon. The theft will soon be retroactively prevented by the The Custodian.
1962: United States Army tests Small Boy, a tactical nuclear weapon, at the Nevada Test Site. Yield was 1.65 kt.
1962: The Custodian prevents attempt by Baron Zersetzung to steal the Small Boy tactical nuclear weapon.
1965: The Mariner 4 flyby of Mars takes the first close-up photos of another planet.
2017: Dennis Paulson of Mars celebrates fifty-second anniversary of the Mariner 4 flyby of Mars.