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[[File:Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974 film).jpg|thumb|175px|link=The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974 film) (nonfiction)|"As urban thrillers became grittier affairs during the late 1960s and early 1970s, so did their soundtracks: hit films like Bullitt and The French Connection threw aside classical-styled orchestral soundtracks in favor of jazz-inspired music that used non-orchestral electric instruments. One of the best soundtracks in this vein is David Shire's ambitious jazz score for [[The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974 film) (nonfiction)|The Taking of Pelham 123]], a fast-paced thriller about a group of criminals who hijack a subway car in New York City. With this score, Shire downplays melodic content and lush orchestral arrangements in favor of a rhythm-based sound that is mostly brought to life by a jazz band. The end result is an exciting, propulsive score that is every bit as tough as the city in which the film is set." - [https://www.allmusic.com/album/taking-of-pelham-123-mw0000026048 Donald A. Guarisco] ]] | [[File:Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974 film).jpg|thumb|175px|link=The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974 film) (nonfiction)|"As urban thrillers became grittier affairs during the late 1960s and early 1970s, so did their soundtracks: hit films like Bullitt and The French Connection threw aside classical-styled orchestral soundtracks in favor of jazz-inspired music that used non-orchestral electric instruments. One of the best soundtracks in this vein is David Shire's ambitious jazz score for [[The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974 film) (nonfiction)|The Taking of Pelham 123]], a fast-paced thriller about a group of criminals who hijack a subway car in New York City. With this score, Shire downplays melodic content and lush orchestral arrangements in favor of a rhythm-based sound that is mostly brought to life by a jazz band. The end result is an exciting, propulsive score that is every bit as tough as the city in which the film is set." - [https://www.allmusic.com/album/taking-of-pelham-123-mw0000026048 Donald A. Guarisco] ]] | ||
• ... that polymath '''[[Roger Joseph Boscovich (nonfiction)|Roger Joseph Boscovich]]''''s contributions to astronomy included the first geometric procedure for determining the equator of a rotating planet from three observations of a surface feature, techniques for computing the orbit of a planet from three observations of its position, and the discovery of the absence of atmosphere on the Moon? | • ... that polymath '''[[Roger Joseph Boscovich (nonfiction)|Roger Joseph Boscovich]]''''s contributions to astronomy included the first geometric procedure for determining the equator of a rotating planet from three observations of a surface feature, techniques for computing the orbit of a planet from three observations of its position, and the discovery of the absence of atmosphere on the Moon? | ||
• ... that although the spacecraft '''[[Venera 1 (nonfiction)|Venera 1]]''' ultimately failed its primary mission, it provided the first verification that solar wind is uniformly present in deep space? | |||
• ... that logician and philosopher '''[[Jan Łukasiewicz (nonfiction)|Jan Łukasiewicz]]''' was a pioneer of post-Aristotelian logic, and that his innovative thinking about the principle of non-contradiction and the law of excluded middle helped establish modern logic? | • ... that logician and philosopher '''[[Jan Łukasiewicz (nonfiction)|Jan Łukasiewicz]]''' was a pioneer of post-Aristotelian logic, and that his innovative thinking about the principle of non-contradiction and the law of excluded middle helped establish modern logic? | ||
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• ... that polymath Roger Joseph Boscovich's contributions to astronomy included the first geometric procedure for determining the equator of a rotating planet from three observations of a surface feature, techniques for computing the orbit of a planet from three observations of its position, and the discovery of the absence of atmosphere on the Moon?
• ... that although the spacecraft Venera 1 ultimately failed its primary mission, it provided the first verification that solar wind is uniformly present in deep space?
• ... that logician and philosopher Jan Łukasiewicz was a pioneer of post-Aristotelian logic, and that his innovative thinking about the principle of non-contradiction and the law of excluded middle helped establish modern logic?
• ... that musician, band leader, and alleged math criminal Skip Digits bears a "not coincidental" resemblance to Minneapolis-based singer-songwriter Don Browne?
• ... that mathematician and physicist Nikolay Bogolyubov worked on the physics of superfluidity and superconductivity during late 1940s and 1950s, and that the BBGKY hierarchy of equations for s-particle distribution functions was written out and applied to the derivation of kinetic equations by Bogolyubov (published 1946), and that John Gamble Kirkwood, Max Born, and Herbert S. Green?
• ... that the mathematical constant π is a transcendental number — that is, it is not the root of any polynomial having rational coefficients — and that this transcendence of π implies that it is impossible to solve the ancient challenge of squaring the circle with a compass and straightedge?
• ... that high-energy literature uses techniques from high-energy physics to enhance both the syntax and the semantics of film scripts, and that Cherenkov radiation is commonly used to advance the plot in techno-thrillers such as The Taking of Pelham 3.1415?