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||1936: Salvatore Pincherle dies ... mathematician. He contributed significantly to (and arguably helped to found) the field of functional analysis, established the Italian Mathematical Union (Italian: "Unione Matematica Italiana"), and was president of the Third International Congress of Mathematicians. The Pincherle derivative is named after him. Pic. | ||1936: Salvatore Pincherle dies ... mathematician. He contributed significantly to (and arguably helped to found) the field of functional analysis, established the Italian Mathematical Union (Italian: "Unione Matematica Italiana"), and was president of the Third International Congress of Mathematicians. The Pincherle derivative is named after him. Pic. | ||
||1942: An American naval aviator discovered a downed Mitsubishi A6M Zero on Akutan Island, Alaska, US, which was later rebuilt and flown to devise tactics against that type of aircraft. | ||1942: An American naval aviator discovered a downed Mitsubishi A6M Zero on Akutan Island, Alaska, US, which was later rebuilt and flown to devise tactics against that type of aircraft. | ||
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||1976: Seveso disaster: an industrial accident in a small chemical manufacturing plant near Milan, Italy, which resulted in a major release of toxic chemicals, causing multipel long-term health problems for thousands of people. The disaster gave rise to numerous scientific studies and standardized industrial safety regulations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seveso_disaster | ||1976: Seveso disaster: an industrial accident in a small chemical manufacturing plant near Milan, Italy, which resulted in a major release of toxic chemicals, causing multipel long-term health problems for thousands of people. The disaster gave rise to numerous scientific studies and standardized industrial safety regulations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seveso_disaster | ||
File:Greens.jpg|link=Greens|'''''[[Greens]]''''' is a 1985 American epic historical drama film, co-written, produced, and directed by Warren Beatty about the bombing of the Greenpeace ship ''Rainbow Warrior'' on 10 July 1985 by agents of the French foreign intelligence services. Co-starring Diane Keaton and Edward Abbey. | |||
||1986: Roman Ulrich Sexl dies ... theoretical physicist. He is famous for his textbooks on Special relativity. Pic search: https://www.google.com/search?q=Roman+Ulrich+Sexl | ||1986: Roman Ulrich Sexl dies ... theoretical physicist. He is famous for his textbooks on Special relativity. Pic search: https://www.google.com/search?q=Roman+Ulrich+Sexl | ||
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File:Albert Einstein and Alice Beta Conducting Research.jpg|link=Albert Einstein and Alice Beta Conducting Research|2017: Signed first edition of ''[[Albert Einstein and Alice Beta Conducting Research]]'' sells for ten millions dollars at a charity benefit for victims of [[crimes against mathematical constants]]. | File:Albert Einstein and Alice Beta Conducting Research.jpg|link=Albert Einstein and Alice Beta Conducting Research|2017: Signed first edition of ''[[Albert Einstein and Alice Beta Conducting Research]]'' sells for ten millions dollars at a charity benefit for victims of [[crimes against mathematical constants]]. | ||
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1682: Mathematician and astronomer Roger Cotes born. Cotes will work closely with Isaac Newton, proofreading the second edition of Newton's Principia. Cotes also invented the quadrature formulas known as Newton–Cotes formulas, and first introduced what is known today as Euler's formula.
1856: Electrical engineer Nikola Tesla born. He will make pioneering contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system.
1962: Telstar 1, the world's first communications satellite, is launched into orbit. Two days later Telstar will relay a live television signal across the Atlantic.
Greens is a 1985 American epic historical drama film, co-written, produced, and directed by Warren Beatty about the bombing of the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior on 10 July 1985 by agents of the French foreign intelligence services. Co-starring Diane Keaton and Edward Abbey.
2017: Signed first edition of Albert Einstein and Alice Beta Conducting Research sells for ten millions dollars at a charity benefit for victims of crimes against mathematical constants.