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• ... that physician and engineer '''[[John Mudge (nonfiction)|John Mudge]]''' was the first self-proclaimed civil engineer, and is often regarded as the "father of civil engineering"? | • ... that physician and engineer '''[[John Mudge (nonfiction)|John Mudge]]''' was the first self-proclaimed civil engineer, and is often regarded as the "father of civil engineering"? | ||
• ... that American captain and mathematician '''[[Nathaniel Bowditch (nonfiction)|Nathaniel Bowditch]]''' was a founder of modern maritime navigation; and that his book ''The New American Practical Navigator'', first published in 1802, was carried on board every commissioned U.S. Naval vessel for some time; and that updated versions continue to be published? | • ... that American captain and mathematician '''[[Nathaniel Bowditch (nonfiction)|Nathaniel Bowditch]]''' was a founder of modern maritime navigation; and that his book ''The New American Practical Navigator'', first published in 1802, was carried on board every commissioned U.S. Naval vessel for some time; and that updated versions continue to be published? | ||
• ... that mathematician and academic '''[[Paul Erdős (nonfiction)|Paul Erdős]]''' firmly believed mathematics to be a social activity; and that Erdős lived an itinerant lifestyle for the explicit purpose of writing mathematical papers with other mathematicians? | |||
Latest revision as of 21:40, 5 February 2022
• ... that physician and engineer John Mudge was the first self-proclaimed civil engineer, and is often regarded as the "father of civil engineering"?
• ... that American captain and mathematician Nathaniel Bowditch was a founder of modern maritime navigation; and that his book The New American Practical Navigator, first published in 1802, was carried on board every commissioned U.S. Naval vessel for some time; and that updated versions continue to be published?
• ... that mathematician and academic Paul Erdős firmly believed mathematics to be a social activity; and that Erdős lived an itinerant lifestyle for the explicit purpose of writing mathematical papers with other mathematicians?