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||1940 – George Stibitz performs the first remote operation of a computer. | ||1940 – George Stibitz performs the first remote operation of a computer. | ||
||Henry DeWolf "Harry" Smyth (d. September 11, 1986) was an American physicist, diplomat, and bureaucrat. He played a number of key roles in the early development of nuclear energy, as a participant in the Manhattan Project, a member of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), and U.S. ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). | |||
||1997 – NASA's Mars Global Surveyor reaches Mars. | ||1997 – NASA's Mars Global Surveyor reaches Mars. | ||
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1843: Mathematician and explorer Joseph Nicollet dies. He mapped the Upper Mississippi River basin during the 1830s.
1859: Surgeon and gentleman scientist James Braid uses principles of hypnotherapy to detect and prevent crimes against mathematical constants.
1862: Short story writer O. Henry, known for his surprise endings, born.
2017: Renaissance-era mechanical soldier Clock Head performs stand-up comedy routine for charity, raises five million dollars for victims of crimes against mathematical constants.