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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. | ||
||1805: Thomas Graham born ... chemist known for his pioneering work in dialysis and the diffusion of gases. He is regarded as one of the founders of colloid chemistry. Pic. | ||1805: Thomas Graham born ... chemist known for his pioneering work in dialysis and the diffusion of gases. He is regarded as one of the founders of colloid chemistry. Pic. | ||
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||1875: Francesco Paolo Cantelli born ... mathematician. Pic. | ||1875: Francesco Paolo Cantelli born ... mathematician. Pic. | ||
||1890: Jaroslav Heyrovský born ... chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate. | ||1890: Jaroslav Heyrovský born ... chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate. Pic (cool!). | ||
File:Robert J. Van de Graaff.jpg|link=Robert J. Van de Graaff (nonfiction)|1901: Physicist [[Robert J. Van de Graaff (nonfiction)|Robert J. Van de Graaff]] born. He will design design and construct high-voltage Van de Graaff generators. | File:Robert J. Van de Graaff.jpg|link=Robert J. Van de Graaff (nonfiction)|1901: Physicist [[Robert J. Van de Graaff (nonfiction)|Robert J. Van de Graaff]] born. He will design design and construct high-voltage Van de Graaff generators. | ||
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||1917: David Joseph Bohm born ... scientist who has been described as one of the most significant theoretical physicists of the 20th century and who contributed unorthodox ideas to quantum theory, neuropsychology and the philosophy of mind. Bohm advanced the view that quantum physics meant that the old Cartesian model of reality – that there are two kinds of substance, the mental and the physical, that somehow interact – was too limited. To complement it, he developed a mathematical and physical theory of "implicate" and "explicate" order. He also believed that the brain, at the cellular level, works according to the mathematics of some quantum effects, and postulated that thought is distributed and non-localised just as quantum entities are. | ||1917: David Joseph Bohm born ... scientist who has been described as one of the most significant theoretical physicists of the 20th century and who contributed unorthodox ideas to quantum theory, neuropsychology and the philosophy of mind. Bohm advanced the view that quantum physics meant that the old Cartesian model of reality – that there are two kinds of substance, the mental and the physical, that somehow interact – was too limited. To complement it, he developed a mathematical and physical theory of "implicate" and "explicate" order. He also believed that the brain, at the cellular level, works according to the mathematics of some quantum effects, and postulated that thought is distributed and non-localised just as quantum entities are. | ||
||1930: Theodor Kober dies ... aviation engineer who contributed to the building of the first Zeppelin. Pic: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodor_Kober | ||1930: Theodor Kober dies ... aviation engineer who contributed to the building of the first Zeppelin. Pic: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodor_Kober | ||
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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. | ||
File:License to Grill.jpg|link=License to Grill|1989: Premier of '''''[[License to Grill]]''''', a 1989 spy film about an MI6 agent (Timothy Dalton) who must stop a deranged grill manufacturer (George Foreman) from destroying the world's supply of propane. | |||
||1993: W. Edwards Deming dies ... statistician, author, and academic ... Educated initially as an electrical engineer and later specializing in mathematical physics, he helped develop the sampling techniques still used by the U.S. Department of the Census and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Pic. | ||1993: W. Edwards Deming dies ... statistician, author, and academic ... Educated initially as an electrical engineer and later specializing in mathematical physics, he helped develop the sampling techniques still used by the U.S. Department of the Census and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Pic. | ||
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||2013: China successfully launches the Bolivian Túpac Katari 1 from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. | ||2013: China successfully launches the Bolivian Túpac Katari 1 from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:27, 7 February 2022
1494: Mathematician and cartographer Oronce Finé born. He will be imprisoned in 1524, probably for practicing judicial astrology.
1901: Physicist Robert J. Van de Graaff born. He will design design and construct high-voltage Van de Graaff generators.
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.
1989: Premier of License to Grill, a 1989 spy film about an MI6 agent (Timothy Dalton) who must stop a deranged grill manufacturer (George Foreman) from destroying the world's supply of propane.