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||1964: The precursor of the European Space Agency, ESRO (European Space Research Organisation) is established per an agreement signed on June 14, 1962.
||1964: The precursor of the European Space Agency, ESRO (European Space Research Organisation) is established per an agreement signed on June 14, 1962.
File:Thierry Aubin defeats the Forbidden Ratio using non-lineaer PDE.jpg|link=Thierry Aubin (nonfiction)|1979: Mathematician and [[APTO]] field engineer [[Thierry Aubin (nonfiction)|Thierry Aubin]] uses Riemannian geometry and non-linear partial differential equations to defeat the [[Forbidden Ratio]] in single combat.


||1983: Ivan Vinogradov dies ... mathematician and academic.  He was one of the creators of modern analytic number theory. Pic search.
||1983: Ivan Vinogradov dies ... mathematician and academic.  He was one of the creators of modern analytic number theory. Pic search.
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||2015: Petr Vopěnka dies ... mathematician. In the early seventies, he developed alternative set theory. He will be known for Vopěnka's principle. Pic.
||2015: Petr Vopěnka dies ... mathematician. In the early seventies, he developed alternative set theory. He will be known for Vopěnka's principle. Pic.
File:Ursa Nano.jpg|link=Ursa Nano (nonfiction)|2017: ''[[Ursa Nano (nonfiction)|Ursa Nano]]'' is declared Picture of the Day by the citizens of [[New Minneapolis, Canada]].


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  • 1726/27: Isaac Newton dies. He is widely recognized as one of the most influential scientists of all time and a key figure in the scientific revolution.

    1726/27: Isaac Newton dies. He is widely recognized as one of the most influential scientists of all time and a key figure in the scientific revolution.

  • 1878: Physician and physicist Julius Robert von Mayer dies. In 1842, Mayer described the vital chemical process now referred to as oxidation as the primary source of energy for any living creature. His achievements were overlooked and priority for the discovery of the mechanical equivalent of heat was attributed to James Joule in the following year.

    1878: Physician and physicist Julius Robert von Mayer dies. In 1842, Mayer described the vital chemical process now referred to as oxidation as the primary source of energy for any living creature. His achievements were overlooked and priority for the discovery of the mechanical equivalent of heat was attributed to James Joule in the following year.

  • 1914: Jazz drummer and theoretical physicist Albert Einstein develops a new drum fill which anticipates his general theory of relativity.

    1914: Jazz drummer and theoretical physicist Albert Einstein develops a new drum fill which anticipates his general theory of relativity.

  • 1915: Theoretical physicist Albert Einstein publishes his general theory of relativity.

    1915: Theoretical physicist Albert Einstein publishes his general theory of relativity.

  • 1962: Sociologist and author C. Wright Mills dies. He was published widely in popular and intellectual journals, advocating public and political engagement over disinterested observation.

    1962: Sociologist and author C. Wright Mills dies. He was published widely in popular and intellectual journals, advocating public and political engagement over disinterested observation.

  • 1993: Physicist and academic Polykarp Kusch dies. Kusch made a accurate determination that the magnetic moment of the electron is greater than its theoretical value, thus leading to reconsideration of—and innovations in—quantum electrodynamics; he was award the 1955 Nobel Prize in Physics for this accomplishment.

    1993: Physicist and academic Polykarp Kusch dies. Kusch made a accurate determination that the magnetic moment of the electron is greater than its theoretical value, thus leading to reconsideration of—and innovations in—quantum electrodynamics; he was award the 1955 Nobel Prize in Physics for this accomplishment.

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