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||1940: Witold Pilecki is voluntarily captured and sent to Auschwitz to smuggle out information and start a resistance.
||1940: Witold Pilecki is voluntarily captured and sent to Auschwitz to smuggle out information and start a resistance.


||1957: First American underground nuclear bomb test (part of Operation Plumbbob).
File:Plumbbob Rainier dust.jpg|link=Plumbbob Rainier (nonfiction)|1957: [[Plumbbob Rainier (nonfiction)|Plumbbob Rainier]] detonated. It is the first American underground nuclear bomb test.


||1968: Chester Carlson dies ... physicist and lawyer.
||1968: Chester Carlson dies ... physicist and lawyer.

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  • 1648: Blaise Pascal performs experiments to confirm the theory of atmospheric pressure and the existence of a vacuum.

    1648: Blaise Pascal performs experiments to confirm the theory of atmospheric pressure and the existence of a vacuum.

  • 1710: Astronomer and instrument maker Ole Rømer dies. He made the first quantitative measurements of the speed of light.

    1710: Astronomer and instrument maker Ole Rømer dies. He made the first quantitative measurements of the speed of light.

  • 1749: Mathematician and astronomer Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre born. He will be one of the first astronomers to derive astronomical equations from analytical formulas.

    1749: Mathematician and astronomer Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre born. He will be one of the first astronomers to derive astronomical equations from analytical formulas.

  • 1761: Mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher Pieter van Musschenbroek dies. He invented the first capacitor in 1746: the Leyden jar.

    1761: Mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher Pieter van Musschenbroek dies. He invented the first capacitor in 1746: the Leyden jar.

  • 1811: Mathematician and religious leader Orson Pratt born. As part of his system of Mormon theology, Pratt will embrace the philosophical doctrine of hylozoism.

    1811: Mathematician and religious leader Orson Pratt born. As part of his system of Mormon theology, Pratt will embrace the philosophical doctrine of hylozoism.

  • 1845: Famed gem detective and diplomat Niles Cartouchian foils villains, returns stolen relics, brokers peace accord.

    1845: Famed gem detective and diplomat Niles Cartouchian foils villains, returns stolen relics, brokers peace accord.

  • 1894: Mathematician Giuseppe Peano writes to Felix Klein, "The purpose of mathematical logic is to analyze the ideas and reasoning that especially figure in the mathematical sciences."

    1894: Mathematician Giuseppe Peano writes to Felix Klein, "The purpose of mathematical logic is to analyze the ideas and reasoning that especially figure in the mathematical sciences."

  • 1921: Chemist and physicist James Dewar develops liquid gas condensor for use in fighting crimes against mathematical constants.

    1921: Chemist and physicist James Dewar develops liquid gas condensor for use in fighting crimes against mathematical constants.

  • 1922: "Fightin'" Bert Russell defeats Joseph Stalin in three-round bare-knuckle boxing match.

    1922: "Fightin'" Bert Russell defeats Joseph Stalin in three-round bare-knuckle boxing match.

  • 1935: Scientist and engineer Konstantin Tsiolkovsky dies. He was one of the founding fathers of modern rocketry and astronautics.

    1935: Scientist and engineer Konstantin Tsiolkovsky dies. He was one of the founding fathers of modern rocketry and astronautics.

  • 1957: Plumbbob Rainier detonated. It is the first American underground nuclear bomb test.

    1957: Plumbbob Rainier detonated. It is the first American underground nuclear bomb test.

  • 2017: Dennis Paulson of Mars credits scientist and engineer Konstantin Tsiolkovsky for "inspiring generations of astronauts."

    2017: Dennis Paulson of Mars credits scientist and engineer Konstantin Tsiolkovsky for "inspiring generations of astronauts."

  • 2017: Steganographic analysis of Stardust reveals bootleg copy of Monkey's Jealous Ire by LEO Spacewagon.

    2017: Steganographic analysis of Stardust reveals bootleg copy of Monkey's Jealous Ire by LEO Spacewagon.

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