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||2005: Astronomers announce their discovery of the dwarf planet Eris. | ||2005: Astronomers announce their discovery of the dwarf planet Eris. | ||
||2008: Bruce Edward Ivins dies ... scientist and bio-defense researcher. | ||2008: Bruce Edward Ivins dies ... scientist and bio-defense researcher. Pic. | ||
||2010: Nicolae Popescu dies ... mathematician and Emeritus Professor. | ||2010: Nicolae Popescu dies ... mathematician and Emeritus Professor. Pic search yes: https://www.google.com/search?q=nicolae+popescu | ||
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1781: Astronomer and mathematician Johann Kies dies. He was one of the first to propagate Isaac Newton's discoveries in Germany, and dedicated two of his works to the Englishman.
1840: Mathematician and crime-fighter George Boole develops new system of symbolic logic which assists mathematicians in the detection and prevention of crimes against mathematical constants.
1932: In Washington, D.C., troops disperse the last of the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans.
1976: Dard Hunter, Glyph Warden "inspired a generation of cryptographers," says actor-cryptographer Niles Cartouchian.
