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||1923: Edward Emerson Barnard dies ... astronomer ... recognized as a gifted observational astronomer ... best known for his discovery of the high proper motion of Barnard's Star in 1916, which is named in his honor. Pic.
||1923: Edward Emerson Barnard dies ... astronomer ... recognized as a gifted observational astronomer ... best known for his discovery of the high proper motion of Barnard's Star in 1916, which is named in his honor. Pic.


||1927: Gerard Kitchen O'Neill born ... physicist and space activist. As a faculty member of Princeton University, he invented a device called the particle storage ring for high-energy physics experiments. Later, he invented a magnetic launcher called the mass driver. In the 1970s, he developed a plan to build human settlements in outer space, including a space habitat design known as the O'Neill cylinder. Pic.
File:Gerard_Kitchen_O'Neill.jpg|link=Gerard K. O'Neill (nonfiction)|1927: Physicist and space activist [[Gerard K. O'Neill (nonfiction)|Gerard K. O'Neill]] born. O'Neill will invent the particle storage ring for high-energy physics experiment, and the mass driver, a magnetic launcher. In the 1970s, he will develop a plan to build human settlements in outer space.


||1931: James Bonk born ... chemist and academic. Bonk taught chemistry courses for over 50 years, primarily at Duke University; he also wrote his own textbooks and laboratory manuals. Pic search good: https://www.google.com/search?q=james+bonk
||1931: James Bonk born ... chemist and academic. Bonk taught chemistry courses for over 50 years, primarily at Duke University; he also wrote his own textbooks and laboratory manuals. Pic search good: https://www.google.com/search?q=james+bonk

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  • 1582: Mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher Mario Bettinus born. He will write Apiaria Universae Philosophiae Mathematicae, an encyclopedic collection of mathematical curiosities.

    1582: Mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher Mario Bettinus born. He will write Apiaria Universae Philosophiae Mathematicae, an encyclopedic collection of mathematical curiosities.

  • 1804: Chemist, philosopher, educator, and clergyman Joseph Priestley dies. He is historically credited with the discovery of oxygen, having isolated it in its gaseous state, but his determination to defend phlogiston theory and to reject what would become the chemical revolution left him isolated within the scientific community.

    1804: Chemist, philosopher, educator, and clergyman Joseph Priestley dies. He is historically credited with the discovery of oxygen, having isolated it in its gaseous state, but his determination to defend phlogiston theory and to reject what would become the chemical revolution left him isolated within the scientific community.

  • 1868: Physicist and electrical crime-fighter Galileo Ferraris invents new type of AC power systems which detects and prevents crimes against physics.

    1868: Physicist and electrical crime-fighter Galileo Ferraris invents new type of AC power systems which detects and prevents crimes against physics.

  • 1916: Mathematician and physicist John Crank born. He will work on the numerical solution of partial differential equations; his work with Phyllis Nicolson on the heat equation will result in the Crank–Nicolson method.

    1916: Mathematician and physicist John Crank born. He will work on the numerical solution of partial differential equations; his work with Phyllis Nicolson on the heat equation will result in the Crank–Nicolson method.

  • 1927: Physicist and space activist Gerard K. O'Neill born. O'Neill will invent the particle storage ring for high-energy physics experiment, and the mass driver, a magnetic launcher. In the 1970s, he will develop a plan to build human settlements in outer space.

    1927: Physicist and space activist Gerard K. O'Neill born. O'Neill will invent the particle storage ring for high-energy physics experiment, and the mass driver, a magnetic launcher. In the 1970s, he will develop a plan to build human settlements in outer space.

  • 1957: Industrialist, public motivational speaker, and alleged crime boss Baron Zersetzung calls the upcoming Tybee nuclear bomb accident "a rock-solid business investment which is certain to generate handsome returns for early investors."

    1957: Industrialist, public motivational speaker, and alleged crime boss Baron Zersetzung calls the upcoming Tybee nuclear bomb accident "a rock-solid business investment which is certain to generate handsome returns for early investors."

  • 1959: Film director and arms dealer Egon Rhodomunde raises funds for new comedy film about the Tybee nuclear bomb accident, denies accusations that he is "capitalizing on a tragedy."

    1959: Film director and arms dealer Egon Rhodomunde raises funds for new comedy film about the Tybee nuclear bomb accident, denies accusations that he is "capitalizing on a tragedy."

  • 2017: Chromatographic analysis Green Ring unexpectedly reveals "at least five, perhaps six" previously unknown shades of green.

    2017: Chromatographic analysis Green Ring unexpectedly reveals "at least five, perhaps six" previously unknown shades of green.

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