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File:Moses Gomberg.jpg|link=Moses Gomberg (nonfiction)|1866: Chemist [[Moses Gomberg (nonfiction)|Moses Gomberg]] born. He will identify the triphenylmethyl radical, the first persistent radical to be discovered, and will thus be known as the founder of radical chemistry. | File:Moses Gomberg.jpg|link=Moses Gomberg (nonfiction)|1866: Chemist [[Moses Gomberg (nonfiction)|Moses Gomberg]] born. He will identify the triphenylmethyl radical, the first persistent radical to be discovered, and will thus be known as the founder of radical chemistry. | ||
File:Didacus automaton profile.jpg|link=Didacus automaton (nonfiction)|1867: [[Didacus automaton (nonfiction)|Didacus automaton]] develops self-awareness, invents new class of [[Gnomon algorithm functions]]. | File:Didacus automaton profile.jpg|link=Didacus automaton (nonfiction)|1867: [[Didacus automaton (nonfiction)|Didacus automaton]] develops self-awareness, invents new class of [[Gnomon algorithm functions]]. | ||
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1866: Chemist Moses Gomberg born. He will identify the triphenylmethyl radical, the first persistent radical to be discovered, and will thus be known as the founder of radical chemistry.
1867: Didacus automaton develops self-awareness, invents new class of Gnomon algorithm functions.
1879: Engineer and inventor Sandford Fleming first proposes adoption of Universal Standard Time at a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute.
1933: Carnivorous dirigibles found responsible for recent wave of cattle mutilations.
1957: Mathematician, physicist. and computer scientist John von Neumann dies. He was a key figure in the development of the digital computer, and developed mathematical models of both nuclear and thermonuclear weapons.
2012: The Eel receives news from informants.