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||1958: The Hope Diamond is donated to the Smithsonian Institution by New York diamond merchant Harry Winston.
||1958: The Hope Diamond is donated to the Smithsonian Institution by New York diamond merchant Harry Winston.
File:Philip G. Hodge.jpg|link=Philip G. Hodge (nonfiction)|1962: Materials engineer, academic, and [[APTO]] field agent [[Philip G. Hodge (nonfiction)|Philip G. Hodge]] discovers a new class of [[Gnomon algorithm]] functions which use piecewise linear isotropic plasticity to detect and neutralize [[geometry solvent]].


File:Klara Dan von Neumann.png|link=Klara Dan von Neumann (nonfiction)|1963: Computer scientist [[Klara Dan von Neumann (nonfiction)|Klara Dan von Neumann]] dies. She was one of the world's first computer programmers and coders, solving mathematical problems using computer code.
File:Klara Dan von Neumann.png|link=Klara Dan von Neumann (nonfiction)|1963: Computer scientist [[Klara Dan von Neumann (nonfiction)|Klara Dan von Neumann]] dies. She was one of the world's first computer programmers and coders, solving mathematical problems using computer code.
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||2015: Gene Amdahl dies ... computer scientist, physicist, and engineer, founded the Amdahl Corporation.  Pic.
||2015: Gene Amdahl dies ... computer scientist, physicist, and engineer, founded the Amdahl Corporation.  Pic.
Green City Skyline.jpg|link=Green City Skyline (nonfiction)|2016: ''[[Green City Skyline (nonfiction)|Green City Skyline]]'' voted Picture of the Day by the citizens of [[New Minneapolis, Canada]].


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  • 1565: Theologian, astronomer, astrologer, and Archbishop of Uppsala Laurentius Paulinus Gothus born.

    1565: Theologian, astronomer, astrologer, and Archbishop of Uppsala Laurentius Paulinus Gothus born.

  • 1697: Satirist, painter, illustrator, and critic William Hogarth born. His work will range from realistic portraiture to comic strip-like series of pictures called "modern moral subjects".

    1697: Satirist, painter, illustrator, and critic William Hogarth born. His work will range from realistic portraiture to comic strip-like series of pictures called "modern moral subjects".

  • 1829: Mathematician and physicist Elwin Bruno Christoffel born. He will introduce fundamental concepts of differential geometry, opening the way for the development of tensor calculus, which will later provide the mathematical basis for general relativity.

    1829: Mathematician and physicist Elwin Bruno Christoffel born. He will introduce fundamental concepts of differential geometry, opening the way for the development of tensor calculus, which will later provide the mathematical basis for general relativity.

  • 1963: Computer scientist Klara Dan von Neumann dies. She was one of the world's first computer programmers and coders, solving mathematical problems using computer code.

    1963: Computer scientist Klara Dan von Neumann dies. She was one of the world's first computer programmers and coders, solving mathematical problems using computer code.

  • 2003: Mathematician and logician Hans Hermes dies. Hermes contributed to the foundations of mathematical logic; he was also a pioneer of the Turing machine as the central concept of predictability.

    2003: Mathematician and logician Hans Hermes dies. Hermes contributed to the foundations of mathematical logic; he was also a pioneer of the Turing machine as the central concept of predictability.

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