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||1956: Felix Bernstein dies ... mathematician known for proving the Schröder–Bernstein theorem central in set theory in 1896, and less well known for demonstrating the correct blood group inheritance pattern of multiple alleles at one locus in 1924 through statistical analysis. Pic.
||1956: Felix Bernstein dies ... mathematician known for proving the Schröder–Bernstein theorem central in set theory in 1896, and less well known for demonstrating the correct blood group inheritance pattern of multiple alleles at one locus in 1924 through statistical analysis. Pic.
File:Edward Lorenz.jpg|link=Edward Lorenz (nonfiction)|1965: Mathematician and crime-fighter [[Edward Lorenz (nonfiction)|Edward Lorenz]] publishes new class of [[Gnomon algorithm functions]] which compute and prevent [[crimes against mathematical constants]].


||1973: Pioneer program: Pioneer 10 sends back the first close-up images of Jupiter.
||1973: Pioneer program: Pioneer 10 sends back the first close-up images of Jupiter.

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  • 1616: Mathematician and cryptographer John Wallis born. He will serve as chief cryptographer for Parliament and, later, the royal court.

    1616: Mathematician and cryptographer John Wallis born. He will serve as chief cryptographer for Parliament and, later, the royal court.

  • 1910: First public demonstration of modern neon lighting, by Georges Claude at the Paris Motor Show.

    1910: First public demonstration of modern neon lighting, by Georges Claude at the Paris Motor Show.

  • 1924: Mathematician and computer scientist John Backus born. He will invent the Backus–Naur form (BNF) notation to define formal language syntax.

    1924: Mathematician and computer scientist John Backus born. He will invent the Backus–Naur form (BNF) notation to define formal language syntax.

  • 2001: The Genesis spacecraft exposes its collector arrays, beginning collection of solar wind particles. The collection process will end after 850 days, on April 1, 2004, with the spacecraft completing five halo loops around L1.

    2001: The Genesis spacecraft exposes its collector arrays, beginning collection of solar wind particles. The collection process will end after 850 days, on April 1, 2004, with the spacecraft completing five halo loops around L1.

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