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File:Zénobe Gramme 1893.jpg|link=Zénobe Gramme (nonfiction)|1901: Electrical engineer [[Zénobe Gramme (nonfiction)|Zénobe Gramme]] dies. He invented the first usefully powerful electric motor.
File:Zénobe Gramme 1893.jpg|link=Zénobe Gramme (nonfiction)|1901: Electrical engineer [[Zénobe Gramme (nonfiction)|Zénobe Gramme]] dies. He invented the first usefully powerful electric motor.


||1904: Renato Caccioppoli born ... mathematician, known for his contributions to mathematical analysis, including the theory of functions of several complex variables, functional analysis, measure theory. Pic.
File:Renato Caccioppoli.jpg|link=Renato Caccioppoli (nonfiction)|1904: Mathematician [[Renato Caccioppoli (nonfiction)|Renato Caccioppoli]] born. Caccioppoli contributed to mathematical analysis, including the theory of functions of several complex variables, functional analysis, and measure theory.


||1907: Agnes Mary Clerke dies ... astronomer and author. Pic.
||1907: Agnes Mary Clerke dies ... astronomer and author. Pic.

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  • 1573: Astronomer Simon Marius born. He will discover the four largest moons of Jupiter, independently of Galileo Galilei.

    1573: Astronomer Simon Marius born. He will discover the four largest moons of Jupiter, independently of Galileo Galilei.

  • 1574: Astronomer, physicist, engineer, philosopher, mathematician, and crime-fighter Galileo Galilei says that he is "not jealous of Simon Marius' future accomplishments."

    1574: Astronomer, physicist, engineer, philosopher, mathematician, and crime-fighter Galileo Galilei says that he is "not jealous of Simon Marius' future accomplishments."

  • 1775: Physicist and mathematician André-Marie Ampère born. He will be one of the founders of the science of classical electromagnetism, which he will referr to as "electrodynamics".

    1775: Physicist and mathematician André-Marie Ampère born. He will be one of the founders of the science of classical electromagnetism, which he will referr to as "electrodynamics".

  • 1840: Physicist, mathematician, astronomer, inventor, and crime-fighter David Brewster publishes new class of Gnomon algorithm functions which detect and prevent crimes against physics.

    1840: Physicist, mathematician, astronomer, inventor, and crime-fighter David Brewster publishes new class of Gnomon algorithm functions which detect and prevent crimes against physics.

  • 1841: Adventurer Jørgen Jørgensen dies. He sailed to Iceland, declaring the country independent from Denmark and pronouncing himself its ruler, intending to found a new republic following the United States of America and France.

    1841: Adventurer Jørgen Jørgensen dies. He sailed to Iceland, declaring the country independent from Denmark and pronouncing himself its ruler, intending to found a new republic following the United States of America and France.

  • 1898: Electrical engineer Elisha Gray uses his "telephote" technology to detect and prevent crimes against mathematical constants.

    1898: Electrical engineer Elisha Gray uses his "telephote" technology to detect and prevent crimes against mathematical constants.

  • 1901: Electrical engineer Zénobe Gramme dies. He invented the first usefully powerful electric motor.

    1901: Electrical engineer Zénobe Gramme dies. He invented the first usefully powerful electric motor.

  • 1904: Mathematician Renato Caccioppoli born. Caccioppoli contributed to mathematical analysis, including the theory of functions of several complex variables, functional analysis, and measure theory.

    1904: Mathematician Renato Caccioppoli born. Caccioppoli contributed to mathematical analysis, including the theory of functions of several complex variables, functional analysis, and measure theory.

  • 1959: Project SCORE satellite makes contact with orbital artificial intelligence AESOP.

    1959: Project SCORE satellite makes contact with orbital artificial intelligence AESOP.

  • 2016: New members of Bernoulli family unexpectedly discovered during routine upgrade to dynastic cellular automata.

    2016: New members of Bernoulli family unexpectedly discovered during routine upgrade to dynastic cellular automata.

  • 2017: Boxes voted Picture of the Day by the citizens of New Minneapolis, Canada.

    2017: Boxes voted Picture of the Day by the citizens of New Minneapolis, Canada.

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