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||1488: Sebastian Münster born ... scholar, cartographer, and cosmographer. Pic. | ||1488: Sebastian Münster born ... scholar, cartographer, and cosmographer. Pic. | ||
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File:Simon Marius.jpg|link=Simon Marius (nonfiction)|1573: Astronomer [[Simon Marius (nonfiction)|Simon Marius]] born. He will discover the four largest moons of Jupiter, independently of Galileo Galilei. | File:Simon Marius.jpg|link=Simon Marius (nonfiction)|1573: Astronomer [[Simon Marius (nonfiction)|Simon Marius]] born. He will discover the four largest moons of Jupiter, independently of Galileo Galilei. | ||
||1580: Giambattista Benedetti dies ... mathematician from Venice who was also interested in physics, mechanics, the construction of sundials, and the science of music. Pic (book cover). | ||1580: Giambattista Benedetti dies ... mathematician from Venice who was also interested in physics, mechanics, the construction of sundials, and the science of music. Pic (book cover). | ||
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||1785: Theodor von Grotthuss born ... chemist known for establishing the first theory of electrolysis in 1806 and formulating the first law of photochemistry in 1817. His theory of electrolysis is considered the first description of the so-called Grotthuss mechanism. Pic. | ||1785: Theodor von Grotthuss born ... chemist known for establishing the first theory of electrolysis in 1806 and formulating the first law of photochemistry in 1817. His theory of electrolysis is considered the first description of the so-called Grotthuss mechanism. Pic. | ||
||1826: Stanisław Staszic dies ... philosopher, poet, and geologist. He was a leading figure of the Polish Enlightenment. Pic. | |||
||1831: Edward John Routh dies ... mathematician, noted as the outstanding coach of students preparing for the Mathematical Tripos examination of the University of Cambridge in its heyday in the middle of the nineteenth century. He also did much to systematise the mathematical theory of mechanics and created several ideas critical to the development of modern control systems theory. Pic. | ||1831: Edward John Routh dies ... mathematician, noted as the outstanding coach of students preparing for the Mathematical Tripos examination of the University of Cambridge in its heyday in the middle of the nineteenth century. He also did much to systematise the mathematical theory of mechanics and created several ideas critical to the development of modern control systems theory. Pic. | ||
File:Jørgen Jørgensen (Eckersberg).jpg|link=Jørgen Jørgensen (nonfiction)|1841: Adventurer [[Jørgen Jørgensen (nonfiction)|Jørgen Jørgensen]] dies. He sailed to Iceland, declaring the country independent from Denmark and pronouncing himself its ruler, intending to found a new republic following the United States of America and France. | File:Jørgen Jørgensen (Eckersberg).jpg|link=Jørgen Jørgensen (nonfiction)|1841: Adventurer [[Jørgen Jørgensen (nonfiction)|Jørgen Jørgensen]] dies. He sailed to Iceland, declaring the country independent from Denmark and pronouncing himself its ruler, intending to found a new republic following the United States of America and France. | ||
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||1843: Giulio Ascoli born ... mathematician. Pic search unlikely: https://www.google.com/search?q=Giulio+Ascoli+mathematician | ||1843: Giulio Ascoli born ... mathematician. Pic search unlikely: https://www.google.com/search?q=Giulio+Ascoli+mathematician | ||
|| | ||1864: Giovanni Antonio Amedeo Plana dies ... astronomer and mathematician. Plana's contributions included work on the motions of the Moon, as well as integrals, (including the Abel–Plana formula), elliptic functions, heat, electrostatics, and geodesy. Pic. | ||
||1883: Enoch L. Johnson born ... | ||1869: Angra dos Reis meteorite fall, Brazil. Pic search. | ||
||1882: Johnny Torrio born ... mob boss. He helped to build a criminal organization, the Chicago Outfit, in the 1920s; it was later inherited by his protégé, Al Capone. He also put forth the idea of the National Crime Syndicate in the 1930s and later became an unofficial adviser to the Genovese crime family. Pic. | |||
||1883: Enoch L. Johnson born ... Atlantic City, New Jersey political boss, Sheriff of Atlantic County, New Jersey, businessman, and racketeer. He was the undisputed "boss" of the political machine that controlled Atlantic City and the Atlantic County government from the 1910s until his conviction and imprisonment in 1941. His rule encompassed the Roaring Twenties when Atlantic City was at the height of its popularity as a refuge from Prohibition. In addition to bootlegging, his organization was also involved in gambling and prostitution. Pic. | |||
||1889: Allan Haines Loughead born ... engineer and businessman, founded the Alco Hydro-Aeroplane Company. Pic search:https://www.google.com/search?q=Allan+Haines+Loughead | ||1889: Allan Haines Loughead born ... engineer and businessman, founded the Alco Hydro-Aeroplane Company. Pic search:https://www.google.com/search?q=Allan+Haines+Loughead | ||
||1898: Harold Gray born ... cartoonist, created Little Orphan Annie. Pic. | |||
||1895: Gábor Szegő born ... mathematician and academic. Pic: http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/PictDisplay/Szego.html | ||1895: Gábor Szegő born ... mathematician and academic. Pic: http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/PictDisplay/Szego.html | ||
||1899: Kenjiro Takayanagi born ... engineer ... TV. Pic. | ||1899: Kenjiro Takayanagi born ... engineer ... TV. Pic. | ||
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File:Zénobe Gramme 1893.jpg|link=Zénobe Gramme (nonfiction)|1901: Electrical engineer [[Zénobe Gramme (nonfiction)|Zénobe Gramme]] dies. He invented the first usefully powerful electric motor. | File:Zénobe Gramme 1893.jpg|link=Zénobe Gramme (nonfiction)|1901: Electrical engineer [[Zénobe Gramme (nonfiction)|Zénobe Gramme]] dies. He invented the first usefully powerful electric motor. | ||
||1904: Renato Caccioppoli born . | File:Renato Caccioppoli.jpg|link=Renato Caccioppoli (nonfiction)|1904: Mathematician [[Renato Caccioppoli (nonfiction)|Renato Caccioppoli]] born. Caccioppoli will contribute to mathematical analysis, including the theory of functions of several complex variables, functional analysis, and measure theory. | ||
||1907: Manfred von Ardenne born ... research and applied physicist and inventor. He took out approximately 600 patents in fields including electron microscopy, medical technology, nuclear technology, plasma physics, and radio and television technology. From 1928 to 1945, he directed his private research laboratory Forschungslaboratorium für Elektronenphysik. For ten years after World War II, he worked in the Soviet Union on their atomic bomb project Pic. | ||1907: Agnes Mary Clerke dies ... astronomer and author. Pic. | ||
||1907: Manfred von Ardenne born ... research and applied physicist and inventor. He took out approximately 600 patents in fields including electron microscopy, medical technology, nuclear technology, plasma physics, and radio and television technology. From 1928 to 1945, he directed his private research laboratory Forschungslaboratorium für Elektronenphysik. For ten years after World War II, he worked in the Soviet Union on their atomic bomb project. Pic. | |||
||1914: Gerald Herbert Holtom born ... artist and designer. He designed the ND logo,which was adopted, non-exclusively, by the British Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), and became an international peace symbol. Pic search yes: https://www.google.com/search?q=gerald+holtom | |||
||1918: Nevin Scrimshaw born ... scientist. Pic search: https://www.google.com/search?q=nevin+scrimshaw | ||1918: Nevin Scrimshaw born ... scientist. Pic search: https://www.google.com/search?q=nevin+scrimshaw | ||
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||2007: Anatol Rapoport dies mathematical psychologist. He contributed to the mathematical modeling of social interaction and stochastic models of contagion. Pic. | ||2007: Anatol Rapoport dies mathematical psychologist. He contributed to the mathematical modeling of social interaction and stochastic models of contagion. Pic. | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:28, 7 February 2022
1573: Astronomer Simon Marius born. He will discover the four largest moons of Jupiter, independently of Galileo Galilei.
1775: Physicist and mathematician André-Marie Ampère born. He will be one of the founders of the science of classical electromagnetism, which he will referr to as "electrodynamics".
1841: Adventurer Jørgen Jørgensen dies. He sailed to Iceland, declaring the country independent from Denmark and pronouncing himself its ruler, intending to found a new republic following the United States of America and France.
1901: Electrical engineer Zénobe Gramme dies. He invented the first usefully powerful electric motor.
1904: Mathematician Renato Caccioppoli born. Caccioppoli will contribute to mathematical analysis, including the theory of functions of several complex variables, functional analysis, and measure theory.
1959: Project SCORE satellite makes contact with orbital artificial intelligence AESOP.