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File:Ludolf van Ceulen.jpg|link=Ludolph van Ceulen (nonfiction)|1561: Mathematician and fencer [[Ludolph van Ceulen (nonfiction)|Ludolph van Ceulen]] uses [[Gnomon algorithm]] techniques to prevent outbreak of [[Wumpus-compass syndrome]]. | File:Ludolf van Ceulen.jpg|link=Ludolph van Ceulen (nonfiction)|1561: Mathematician and fencer [[Ludolph van Ceulen (nonfiction)|Ludolph van Ceulen]] uses [[Gnomon algorithm]] techniques to prevent outbreak of [[Wumpus-compass syndrome]]. | ||
File:J. Robert Oppenheimer.jpg|link=J. Robert Oppenheimer (nonfiction)|1904: American physicist and academic [[J. Robert Oppenheimer (nonfiction)|J. Robert Oppenheimer]] born. His achievements in physics will include the Born–Oppenheimer approximation for molecular wavefunctions, work on the theory of electrons and positrons, the Oppenheimer–Phillips process in nuclear fusion, and the first prediction of quantum tunneling. | File:J. Robert Oppenheimer.jpg|link=J. Robert Oppenheimer (nonfiction)|1904: American physicist and academic [[J. Robert Oppenheimer (nonfiction)|J. Robert Oppenheimer]] born. His achievements in physics will include the Born–Oppenheimer approximation for molecular wavefunctions, work on the theory of electrons and positrons, the Oppenheimer–Phillips process in nuclear fusion, and the first prediction of quantum tunneling. | ||
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File:The Hal Jordan Playbook.jpg|link=The Hal Jordan Playbook|1964: Publication of ''[[The Hal Jordan Playbook]]'' reveals new class of [[crimes against mathematical constants]]. | File:The Hal Jordan Playbook.jpg|link=The Hal Jordan Playbook|1964: Publication of ''[[The Hal Jordan Playbook]]'' reveals new class of [[crimes against mathematical constants]]. | ||
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1592 – Wilhelm Schickard, German astronomer and mathematician (d. 1635) | |||
1910 – Norman Steenrod, American mathematician and academic (d. 1971) | |||
1916 – Hanfried Lenz, German mathematician and academic (d. 2013) | |||
1929 – Michael Atiyah, English-Lebanese mathematician and academic | |||
1935 – Bhama Srinivasan, Indian-American mathematician and academic | |||
1945 – Wilhelm Cauer, German mathematician and academic (b. 1900) | |||
1977 – Optical fiber is first used to carry live telephone traffic. | |||
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1561: Mathematician and fencer Ludolph van Ceulen uses Gnomon algorithm techniques to prevent outbreak of Wumpus-compass syndrome.
1904: American physicist and academic J. Robert Oppenheimer born. His achievements in physics will include the Born–Oppenheimer approximation for molecular wavefunctions, work on the theory of electrons and positrons, the Oppenheimer–Phillips process in nuclear fusion, and the first prediction of quantum tunneling.
1915: Scientist and combat surgeon Asclepius Myrmidon provides emergency medical services during a series of chemical warfare attacks in western Europe.
1961: Plutonium used for crimes against mathematical constants, says Cantor Parabola.
1964: Publication of The Hal Jordan Playbook reveals new class of crimes against mathematical constants.
1592 – Wilhelm Schickard, German astronomer and mathematician (d. 1635)
1910 – Norman Steenrod, American mathematician and academic (d. 1971)
1916 – Hanfried Lenz, German mathematician and academic (d. 2013)
1929 – Michael Atiyah, English-Lebanese mathematician and academic
1935 – Bhama Srinivasan, Indian-American mathematician and academic
1945 – Wilhelm Cauer, German mathematician and academic (b. 1900)
1977 – Optical fiber is first used to carry live telephone traffic.