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File:Theodor de Bry self portrait 1597.jpg|1598: Engraver, goldsmith, and publisher '''[[Theodor de Bry (nonfiction)|Theodor de Bry]]''' dies. de Bry gained fame for his depictions of early European expeditions.  Although de Bry never visited the Americas, most of his books are based on first-hand observations by explorers.
 
File:Wilhelm Röntgen.jpg|link=Wilhelm Röntgen (nonfiction)|1845: Engineer and physicist '''[[Wilhelm Röntgen (nonfiction)|Wilhelm Röntgen]]''' born.  He will win the first Nobel Prize in Physics, for the discovery of X-rays.
 
File:James Dewar.jpg|link=James Dewar (nonfiction)|1923: Chemist and physicist '''[[James Dewar (nonfiction)|James Dewar]]''' dies. He invented the vacuum flask, which he used in conjunction with extensive research into the liquefaction of gases.
 
File:Carl Gottfried Neumann.jpg|link=Carl Gottfried Neumann (nonfiction)|1925: Mathematician '''[[Carl Gottfried Neumann (nonfiction)|Carl Gottfried Neumann]]''' dies. He will studied physics with his father, and later worked as a mathematician, dealing almost exclusively with problems arising from physics.
 
File:George Tooker.jpg|link=George Tooker (nonfiction)|2011: Artist '''[[George Tooker (nonfiction)|George Tooker]]''' dies.  Tooker's paintings depicted his subjects naturally, as in a photograph, but the images used flat tones, an ambiguous perspective, and alarming juxtapositions to suggest an imagined or dreamed reality.
 
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