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||2014: Stephen H. Schanuel dies ... mathematician working in the fields of abstract algebra and category theory, number theory, and measure theory. He stated a conjecture in the field of transcendental number theory, which remains an important open problem to this day. Schanuel was a professor emeritus of mathematics at University at Buffalo. Pic: http://rfcwalters.blogspot.com/2014/11/stephen-h-schanuel-and-dietmar.html
||2014: Stephen H. Schanuel dies ... mathematician working in the fields of abstract algebra and category theory, number theory, and measure theory. He stated a conjecture in the field of transcendental number theory, which remains an important open problem to this day. Schanuel was a professor emeritus of mathematics at University at Buffalo. Pic: http://rfcwalters.blogspot.com/2014/11/stephen-h-schanuel-and-dietmar.html


||2016: Roger Godement dies ... mathematician, known for his work in functional analysis as well as his expository books.
||2016: Roger Godement dies ... mathematician, known for his work in functional analysis as well as his expository books. Pic.


File:Ultravore.jpg|link=Ultravore|2016: Synthetic organism [[Ultravore]] begins consuming radioactive chemical waste at the [[Hanford Site (nonfiction)|Hanford Site]].
File:Ultravore.jpg|link=Ultravore|2016: Synthetic organism [[Ultravore]] begins consuming radioactive chemical waste at the [[Hanford Site (nonfiction)|Hanford Site]].

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  • 1766: Priest, mathematician, and astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi uses Gnomon algorithm techniques to forecast the theoretical existence of the dwarf planet Ceres.

    1766: Priest, mathematician, and astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi uses Gnomon algorithm techniques to forecast the theoretical existence of the dwarf planet Ceres.

  • 1810: Chemist and physicist Henri Victor Regnault born. He will be an early thermodynamicist, best known for his careful measurements of the thermal properties of gases, and for mentoring William Thomson in the late 1840s.

    1810: Chemist and physicist Henri Victor Regnault born. He will be an early thermodynamicist, best known for his careful measurements of the thermal properties of gases, and for mentoring William Thomson in the late 1840s.

  • 1910: Physicist John Ambrose Fleming delivers lecture from within giant novelty Fleming tube.

    1910: Physicist John Ambrose Fleming delivers lecture from within giant novelty Fleming tube.

  • 1911: Professor of English and philosopher of communication theory Marshall McLuhan born. He will coin the expressions "the medium is the message" and "global village".

    1911: Professor of English and philosopher of communication theory Marshall McLuhan born. He will coin the expressions "the medium is the message" and "global village".

  • 2016: Synthetic organism Ultravore begins consuming radioactive chemical waste at the Hanford Site.

    2016: Synthetic organism Ultravore begins consuming radioactive chemical waste at the Hanford Site.

  • 2018: Dragons Fighting voted Pictire of the Day by the citizens of New Minneapolis, Canada.

    2018: Dragons Fighting voted Pictire of the Day by the citizens of New Minneapolis, Canada.

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