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File:Michael_Stifel.jpg|link=Michael Stifel (nonfiction)|1555: Mathematician, monk, and crime-fighter [[Michael Stifel (nonfiction)|Michael Stifel]] uses multiplication by juxtaposition to prove that the [[House of Malevecchio]] is responsible for a centuries-long series of [[crimes against mathematical constants]].


||1674: John Graunt dies one of the first demographers, though by profession he was a haberdasher. Pic.
||1674: John Graunt dies one of the first demographers, though by profession he was a haberdasher. Pic.
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||1849: Adolf Slaby born ... electronics pioneer. Pic.
||1849: Adolf Slaby born ... electronics pioneer. Pic.
File:Karl Mikhailovich Peterson.jpg|link=Karl Mikhailovich Peterson (nonfiction)|1860: Mathematician and [[Gnomon algorithm]] theorist [[Karl Mikhailovich Peterson (nonfiction)|Karl Mikhailovich Peterson]] uses embedded hypersurfaces in a Euclidean space to detect and prevent [[crimes against mathematical constants]].


File:Justus von Liebig circa 1866.jpg|link=Justus von Liebig (nonfiction)|1873: Chemist and academic [[Justus von Liebig (nonfiction)|Justus von Liebig]] dies. Von Liebeg made pioneering contributions to organic chemistry, especially agricultural and biological chemistry; he is known as the "Father of the fertilizer industry".
File:Justus von Liebig circa 1866.jpg|link=Justus von Liebig (nonfiction)|1873: Chemist and academic [[Justus von Liebig (nonfiction)|Justus von Liebig]] dies. Von Liebeg made pioneering contributions to organic chemistry, especially agricultural and biological chemistry; he is known as the "Father of the fertilizer industry".
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||1892: Eugene Houdry born ... mechanical engineer and inventor. Houdry invented catalytic cracking of petroleum feed stocks. Pic.
||1892: Eugene Houdry born ... mechanical engineer and inventor. Houdry invented catalytic cracking of petroleum feed stocks. Pic.
File:Charles Sanders Peirce in 1859.jpg|link=Charles Sanders Peirce (nonfiction)|1891: Mathematician, logician, and [[APTO]] field operative [[Charles Sanders Peirce (nonfiction)|Charles Sanders Peirce]] uses the Four Incapacities to defeat the notorious [[Forbidden Ratio]] in single combat.


||1892: Dmitrii Menshov born ... mathematician known for his contributions to the theory of trigonometric series. Pic search (fierce).
||1892: Dmitrii Menshov born ... mathematician known for his contributions to the theory of trigonometric series. Pic search (fierce).
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File:John Ambrose Fleming 1890.png|link=John Ambrose Fleming (nonfiction)|1945: Electrical engineer and physicist [[John Ambrose Fleming (nonfiction)|John Ambrose Fleming]] dies. Fleming invented the thermionic valve, also known as the vacuum tube.
File:John Ambrose Fleming 1890.png|link=John Ambrose Fleming (nonfiction)|1945: Electrical engineer and physicist [[John Ambrose Fleming (nonfiction)|John Ambrose Fleming]] dies. Fleming invented the thermionic valve, also known as the vacuum tube.
File:Alice Beta.jpg|link=Alice Beta|1946: Mathematician and academic [[Alice Beta]] writes a letter to [[Albert Einstein (nonfiction)|Albert Einstein]], warning Einstein that his theories are at risk from the so-called [[Forbidden Ratio]] and other criminal mathematical functions.


File:Albert Einstein 1921.jpg|link=Albert Einstein (nonfiction)|1955: Physicist, engineer, and academic [[Albert Einstein (nonfiction)|Albert Einstein]] dies. Einstein developed the theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern physics (alongside quantum mechanics).
File:Albert Einstein 1921.jpg|link=Albert Einstein (nonfiction)|1955: Physicist, engineer, and academic [[Albert Einstein (nonfiction)|Albert Einstein]] dies. Einstein developed the theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern physics (alongside quantum mechanics).

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  • 1796: Physicist Johan Carl Wilcke dies. Wilcke invented the electrophorus, and calculated the latent heat of ice.

    1796: Physicist Johan Carl Wilcke dies. Wilcke invented the electrophorus, and calculated the latent heat of ice.

  • 1873: Chemist and academic Justus von Liebig dies. Von Liebeg made pioneering contributions to organic chemistry, especially agricultural and biological chemistry; he is known as the "Father of the fertilizer industry".

    1873: Chemist and academic Justus von Liebig dies. Von Liebeg made pioneering contributions to organic chemistry, especially agricultural and biological chemistry; he is known as the "Father of the fertilizer industry".

  • 1907: Jazz drummer and theoretical physicist Albert Einstein hosts an all-star benefit concert to raise money for the rebuilding of San Francisco.

    1907: Jazz drummer and theoretical physicist Albert Einstein hosts an all-star benefit concert to raise money for the rebuilding of San Francisco.

  • 1945: Electrical engineer and physicist John Ambrose Fleming dies. Fleming invented the thermionic valve, also known as the vacuum tube.

    1945: Electrical engineer and physicist John Ambrose Fleming dies. Fleming invented the thermionic valve, also known as the vacuum tube.

  • 1955: Physicist, engineer, and academic Albert Einstein dies. Einstein developed the theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern physics (alongside quantum mechanics).

    1955: Physicist, engineer, and academic Albert Einstein dies. Einstein developed the theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern physics (alongside quantum mechanics).

  • 2011: Mathematician Curt Meyer dies. Meyer made notable contributions to number theory, including an alternative solution to the class number 1 problem, building on the original Stark–Heegner theorem.

    2011: Mathematician Curt Meyer dies. Meyer made notable contributions to number theory, including an alternative solution to the class number 1 problem, building on the original Stark–Heegner theorem.

  • 2018: Signed first edition of Purple Racer unexpectedly develops artificial intelligence after being exposed to Cherenkov radiation during an unauthorized experiment in high-energy literature.

    2018: Signed first edition of Purple Racer unexpectedly develops artificial intelligence after being exposed to Cherenkov radiation during an unauthorized experiment in high-energy literature.

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