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John_Fleming_in_Fleming_tube.jpg|link=John Ambrose Fleming (nonfiction)|1939: Miniaturized version of [[John Ambrose Fleming (nonfiction)|John Ambrose Fleming]] converses with [[Edward Lorenz (nonfiction)|Edward Lorenz]] from within Fleming tube. | John_Fleming_in_Fleming_tube.jpg|link=John Ambrose Fleming (nonfiction)|1939: Miniaturized version of [[John Ambrose Fleming (nonfiction)|John Ambrose Fleming]] converses with [[Edward Lorenz (nonfiction)|Edward Lorenz]] from within Fleming tube. | ||
File:George Metesky.jpg|link=George Metesky (nonfiction)|1903: [[George Metesky (nonfiction)|George P. Metesky]] dies. He terrorized New York City for 16 years in the 1940s and 1950s with explosives that he planted in theaters, terminals, libraries, and offices. | File:George Metesky.jpg|link=George Metesky (nonfiction)|1903: [[George Metesky (nonfiction)|George P. Metesky]] dies. He terrorized New York City for 16 years in the 1940s and 1950s with explosives that he planted in theaters, terminals, libraries, and offices. | ||
File:Florence Violet McKenzie in WESC uniform.jpg|link=Florence Violet McKenzie (nonfiction)|1982: Electrical engineer [[Florence Violet McKenzie (nonfiction)|Florence Violet McKenzie]] dies. She was Australia's first female electrical engineer, founder of the Women's Emergency Signalling Corps (WESC), and lifelong promoter for technical education for women. | |||
File:Lorenz_attractor_trajectory-through-phase-space.gif|link=Lorenz system (nonfiction)|2008: [[Lorenz system (nonfiction)|Lorenz system]] diagram says it "owes everything to [[Edward Lorenz (nonfiction)|Papa Lorenz]]." | File:Lorenz_attractor_trajectory-through-phase-space.gif|link=Lorenz system (nonfiction)|2008: [[Lorenz system (nonfiction)|Lorenz system]] diagram says it "owes everything to [[Edward Lorenz (nonfiction)|Papa Lorenz]]." | ||
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1707: Botanist, physician, and zoologist Carl Linnaeus born. He will formalize the binomial nomenclature system of taxonomy.
1917: Mathematician Edward Lorenz born. He will introduce the strange attractor notion, and coin the term butterfly effect.
1939: Miniaturized version of John Ambrose Fleming converses with Edward Lorenz from within Fleming tube.
1903: George P. Metesky dies. He terrorized New York City for 16 years in the 1940s and 1950s with explosives that he planted in theaters, terminals, libraries, and offices.
1982: Electrical engineer Florence Violet McKenzie dies. She was Australia's first female electrical engineer, founder of the Women's Emergency Signalling Corps (WESC), and lifelong promoter for technical education for women.
2008: Lorenz system diagram says it "owes everything to Papa Lorenz."