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||1914: Bonnie Madison Stewart born ... mathematician and academic. He will publish (1954) a complete characterization of the practical numbers in terms of their factorizations; later, he will be the namesake of Stewart toroids. No pic, but seek book cover. | ||1914: Bonnie Madison Stewart born ... mathematician and academic. He will publish (1954) a complete characterization of the practical numbers in terms of their factorizations; later, he will be the namesake of Stewart toroids. No pic, but seek book cover. | ||
||1920: Owen Chamberlain born ... physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate. | ||1920: Owen Chamberlain born ... physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate. Pic. | ||
||1925: Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called "Monkey Trial" begins of John T. Scopes, a young high school science teacher accused of teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act. | ||1925: Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called "Monkey Trial" begins of John T. Scopes, a young high school science teacher accused of teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act. | ||
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||1942: An American naval aviator discovered a downed Mitsubishi A6M Zero on Akutan Island, Alaska, US, which was later rebuilt and flown to devise tactics against that type of aircraft. | ||1942: An American naval aviator discovered a downed Mitsubishi A6M Zero on Akutan Island, Alaska, US, which was later rebuilt and flown to devise tactics against that type of aircraft. | ||
||1943: Frank Schlesinger dies ... astronomer and author. His work concentrated on using photographic plates rather than direct visual studies for astronomical research. Pic. | |||
File:Telstar.jpg|link=Telstar (nonfiction)|1962: [[Telstar (nonfiction)|Telstar]], the world's first communications satellite, is launched into orbit. | File:Telstar.jpg|link=Telstar (nonfiction)|1962: [[Telstar (nonfiction)|Telstar]], the world's first communications satellite, is launched into orbit. | ||
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1856: Electrical engineer Nikola Tesla born. He will make pioneering contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system.
1938: Mathematician and theorist Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn uses combinatorics, logic, and Gnomon algorithm techniques to detect and reverse crimes against mathematical constants.
1962: Telstar, the world's first communications satellite, is launched into orbit.
2017: Signed first edition of Albert Einstein and Alice Beta Conducting Research sells for ten millions dollars at a charity benefit for victims of crimes against mathematical constants.
2018: Signed first edition of Golden Spiral is stolen from the Walker Art Museum in New Minneapolis, Canada by criminal artificial intelligence Gnotilus.