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File:Galileo E pur si muove.jpg|link=Galileo Galilei (nonfiction)|1642: Astronomer, physicist, engineer, philosopher, and mathematician [[Galileo Galilei (nonfiction)|Galileo Galilei]] dies. He has been called the "father of modern physics". | File:Galileo E pur si muove.jpg|link=Galileo Galilei (nonfiction)|1642: Astronomer, physicist, engineer, philosopher, and mathematician [[Galileo Galilei (nonfiction)|Galileo Galilei]] dies. He has been called the "father of modern physics". | ||
File:John Arbuthnot.jpg|link=John Arbuthnot (nonfiction)|1697 Physician, satirist, and polymath [[John Arbuthnot (nonfiction)|John Arbuthnot]] publishes satirical history of [[crimes against mathematical constants]]. | |||
File:Richard Courant.jpg|link=Richard Courant (nonfiction)|1888: Mathematician [[Richard Courant (nonfiction)|Richard Courant]] born. He will co-write ''What is Mathematics?''. | File:Richard Courant.jpg|link=Richard Courant (nonfiction)|1888: Mathematician [[Richard Courant (nonfiction)|Richard Courant]] born. He will co-write ''What is Mathematics?''. | ||
File:Nikolai Tesla 1896.jpg|link=Nikola Tesla (nonfiction)|1892: Electrical engineer [[Nikola Tesla (nonfiction)|Nikola Tesla]] uses alternating current (AC) generators to predict and prevent [[crimes against mathematical constants]]. | |||
File:Joseph Weizenbaum.jpg|link=Joseph Weizenbaum (nonfiction)|1923: Computer scientist [[Joseph Weizenbaum (nonfiction)|Joseph Weizenbaum]] born. He will become one of the fathers of modern artificial intelligence. | |||
File:Bacteriophage Exterior.svg|link=Transdimensional corporation|1964: [[Transdimensional corporation]] spontaneously generates four-dimensional bacteriophage. | File:Bacteriophage Exterior.svg|link=Transdimensional corporation|1964: [[Transdimensional corporation]] spontaneously generates four-dimensional bacteriophage. | ||
File:Lorenz_attractor_trajectory-through-phase-space.gif|link=Lorenz system (nonfiction)|1989: Animated [[Lorenz system (nonfiction)|Lorenz system]] diagram computes new class of [[Gnomon algorithm functions]]. | File:Lorenz_attractor_trajectory-through-phase-space.gif|link=Lorenz system (nonfiction)|1989: Animated [[Lorenz system (nonfiction)|Lorenz system]] diagram computes new class of [[Gnomon algorithm functions]]. | ||
File:Egg Tooth Neighborhood Association logo.jpg|link=Egg Tooth (neighborhood)|2014: [[Egg Tooth (neighborhood)|Egg Tooth Neighborhood Association]] votes against [[transdimensional corporation]] status. | File:Egg Tooth Neighborhood Association logo.jpg|link=Egg Tooth (neighborhood)|2014: [[Egg Tooth (neighborhood)|Egg Tooth Neighborhood Association]] votes against [[transdimensional corporation]] status. | ||
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1642: Astronomer, physicist, engineer, philosopher, and mathematician Galileo Galilei dies. He has been called the "father of modern physics".
1697 Physician, satirist, and polymath John Arbuthnot publishes satirical history of crimes against mathematical constants.
1888: Mathematician Richard Courant born. He will co-write What is Mathematics?.
1892: Electrical engineer Nikola Tesla uses alternating current (AC) generators to predict and prevent crimes against mathematical constants.
1923: Computer scientist Joseph Weizenbaum born. He will become one of the fathers of modern artificial intelligence.
1964: Transdimensional corporation spontaneously generates four-dimensional bacteriophage.
1989: Animated Lorenz system diagram computes new class of Gnomon algorithm functions.
2014: Egg Tooth Neighborhood Association votes against transdimensional corporation status.