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||1903 – Charles F. Brannock, American inventor and manufacturer (d. 1992) | ||1903 – Charles F. Brannock, American inventor and manufacturer (d. 1992) | ||
||Sir Harrie Stewart Wilson Massey FRS (b. 16 May 1908) was an Australian mathematical physicist who worked primarily in the fields of atomic and atmospheric physics. | |||
||John Todd (b. May 16, 1911) was a professor of mathematics and a pioneer in the field of numerical analysis. | ||John Todd (b. May 16, 1911) was a professor of mathematics and a pioneer in the field of numerical analysis. | ||
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1522: Mathematician Johannes Stöffler uses Gnomon algorithm functions to detect and preventprevent Crimes against mathematical constants.
1718: Mathematician, philosopher, theologian, and humanitarian Maria Gaetana Agnesi born. She will write the first book discussing both differential and integral calculus.
1830: Mathematician and physicist Joseph Fourier dies. He initiated the investigation of Fourier series and their applications to problems of heat transfer and vibrations.
1888: Nikola Tesla delivers a lecture describing the equipment which will allow efficient generation and use of alternating currents to transmit electric power over long distances.
2017: Math photographer Cantor Parabola wins Pulitzer Prize for "unique and peerless accomplishments in four-dimensional photography."