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||1648: Mathematician and academic Tommaso Ceva born. His only published mathematical work, ''Opuscula Mathematica'', will deal with geometry, gravity and arithmetic. He was also a noted poet and dedicated a significant amount of his time at this task. Pic. | ||1648: Mathematician and academic Tommaso Ceva born. His only published mathematical work, ''Opuscula Mathematica'', will deal with geometry, gravity and arithmetic. He was also a noted poet and dedicated a significant amount of his time at this task. Pic. | ||
||1658: Jean Jannon dies ... designer and typefounder. No DOB. Pic search | ||1658: Jean Jannon dies ... designer and typefounder. No DOB. Pic search. | ||
||1740: Arthur Lee born ... physician, diplomat, spy. Pic: coat of arms. | ||1740: Arthur Lee born ... physician, diplomat, spy. Pic: coat of arms. | ||
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File:EBR-I powers four light bulbs.jpg|link=Experimental Breeder Reactor I (nonfiction)|1951: The [[Experimental Breeder Reactor I (nonfiction)|EBR-1]] in Arco, Idaho becomes the first nuclear power plant to generate electricity. The electricity powered four light bulbs. | File:EBR-I powers four light bulbs.jpg|link=Experimental Breeder Reactor I (nonfiction)|1951: The [[Experimental Breeder Reactor I (nonfiction)|EBR-1]] in Arco, Idaho becomes the first nuclear power plant to generate electricity. The electricity powered four light bulbs. | ||
||1954: Fokko du Cloux born ... mathematician and computer scientist. He worked on the Atlas of Lie groups and representations until his death. Pic search | ||1954: Fokko du Cloux born ... mathematician and computer scientist. He worked on the Atlas of Lie groups and representations until his death. Pic search. | ||
File:Emil Artin.jpg|link=Emil Artin (nonfiction)|1962: Mathematician [[Emil Artin (nonfiction)|Emil Artin]] dies. He worked on algebraic number theory, contributing to class field theory and a new construction of L-functions. He also contributed to the pure theories of rings, groups and fields. | File:Emil Artin.jpg|link=Emil Artin (nonfiction)|1962: Mathematician [[Emil Artin (nonfiction)|Emil Artin]] dies. He worked on algebraic number theory, contributing to class field theory and a new construction of L-functions. He also contributed to the pure theories of rings, groups and fields. | ||
||1971: The international aid organization Doctors Without Borders is founded by Bernard Kouchner and a group of journalists in Paris, France. | ||1971: The international aid organization Doctors Without Borders is founded by Bernard Kouchner and a group of journalists in Paris, France. | ||
||1975: Military officer Alpo K. Marttinen dies. During World War II he served in the Finnish Army. Following the war he immigrated to the United States and served as an officer in the United States Army, retiring as a colonel. Marttinen was one of the key figures in the Weapons Cache Case where a large number of Finnish Army weapons was hidden around the country in case of a Soviet invasion. Pic. | |||
||1984: Max Deuring born ... mathematician. He is known for his work in arithmetic geometry, in particular on elliptic curves in characteristic p. He worked also in analytic number theory. Pic. | ||1984: Max Deuring born ... mathematician. He is known for his work in arithmetic geometry, in particular on elliptic curves in characteristic p. He worked also in analytic number theory. Pic. | ||
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1494: Mathematician and cartographer Oronce Finé born. He will be imprisoned in 1524, probably for practicing judicial astrology.
1757: Joseph Marie Jacquard uses punched-card technology to compute and prevent crimes against mathematical constants.
1901: Physicist Robert J. Van de Graaff born. He will design design and construct high-voltage Van de Graaff generators.
1922: Hilbert curve prevents crime against mathematical constants.
1951: The EBR-1 in Arco, Idaho becomes the first nuclear power plant to generate electricity. The electricity powered four light bulbs.
1962: Mathematician Emil Artin dies. He worked on algebraic number theory, contributing to class field theory and a new construction of L-functions. He also contributed to the pure theories of rings, groups and fields.
2017: Signed first edition of Spiral Rings 2 sells for an undisclosed amount to "a prominent mathematician living in New Minneapolis, Canada" at charity auction to benefit victims of crimes against mathematical constants.