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||1999: Bertha Swirlesdies ... physicist who carried out research on quantum theory.
||1999: Bertha Swirlesdies ... physicist who carried out research on quantum theory.


||1999: Dennis William Siahou Sciama dies ... physicist who, through his own work and that of his students, played a major role in developing British physics after the Second World War. He is considered one of the fathers of modern cosmology.
||1999: Dennis William Siahou Sciama dies ... physicist who, through his own work and that of his students, played a major role in developing British physics after the Second World War. He is considered one of the fathers of modern cosmology. Pic.


File:Arnold's cat map.png|link=Arnold's cat map (nonfiction)|2000: [[Arnold's cat map (nonfiction)|Arnold's cat map]] is "better than a laser pointer for keeping a cat amused," says mathematician and cat psychologist [[Vladimir Arnold (nonfiction)|Vladimir Arnold]].
File:Arnold's cat map.png|link=Arnold's cat map (nonfiction)|2000: [[Arnold's cat map (nonfiction)|Arnold's cat map]] is "better than a laser pointer for keeping a cat amused," says mathematician and cat psychologist [[Vladimir Arnold (nonfiction)|Vladimir Arnold]].

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  • 1661: Scientist, inventor, and industrialist Christopher Polhem born. He will make significant contributions to the economic and industrial development of Sweden, particularly mining.

    1661: Scientist, inventor, and industrialist Christopher Polhem born. He will make significant contributions to the economic and industrial development of Sweden, particularly mining.

  • 1799: Mathematician and theorist Jean-Étienne Montucla dies. His deep interest in history of mathematics became apparent with his publication of Histoire des Mathématiques, the first part appearing in 1758.

    1799: Mathematician and theorist Jean-Étienne Montucla dies. His deep interest in history of mathematics became apparent with his publication of Histoire des Mathématiques, the first part appearing in 1758.

  • 1856: Physicist and academic J. J. Thomson born. His research in cathode rays will lead to the discovery of the electron. Thomson will also discover the first evidence for isotopes of a stable element.

    1856: Physicist and academic J. J. Thomson born. His research in cathode rays will lead to the discovery of the electron. Thomson will also discover the first evidence for isotopes of a stable element.

  • 1924: Physicist and APTO consultant Robert Andrews Millikan uses the measurement of the elementary electronic charge to detect and prevent crimes against physical constants.

    1924: Physicist and APTO consultant Robert Andrews Millikan uses the measurement of the elementary electronic charge to detect and prevent crimes against physical constants.

  • 1956: U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers a televised address to the nation, in which he warns against the accumulation of power by the "math-crimes complex."

    1956: U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers a televised address to the nation, in which he warns against the accumulation of power by the "math-crimes complex."

  • 1958: Project SCORE, the world's first communications satellite, is launched.

    1958: Project SCORE, the world's first communications satellite, is launched.

  • 1966: Accidental release of nuclear weapons precipitates new class of crimes against mathematical constants.

    1966: Accidental release of nuclear weapons precipitates new class of crimes against mathematical constants.

  • 1995: Physicist Nathan Rosen dies. He developed the idea of the Einstein–Rosen bridge, later named the wormhole.

    1995: Physicist Nathan Rosen dies. He developed the idea of the Einstein–Rosen bridge, later named the wormhole.

  • 1995: Engineer, inventor, and pioneering computer scientist Konrad Zuse dies. He invent the Z3, the world's first working programmable, fully automatic computer.

    1995: Engineer, inventor, and pioneering computer scientist Konrad Zuse dies. He invent the Z3, the world's first working programmable, fully automatic computer.

  • 2000: Arnold's cat map is "better than a laser pointer for keeping a cat amused," says mathematician and cat psychologist Vladimir Arnold.

    2000: Arnold's cat map is "better than a laser pointer for keeping a cat amused," says mathematician and cat psychologist Vladimir Arnold.

  • 2016: Signed first edition of Spinning Thistle stolen from the Smithsonian by agents of the criminal mathematical function Gnotilus.

    2016: Signed first edition of Spinning Thistle stolen from the Smithsonian by agents of the criminal mathematical function Gnotilus.

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