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||43 BC: Ovid born ... Roman poet. Pic: statue. | ||43 BC: Ovid born ... Roman poet. Pic: statue. | ||
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||1935: Bettye Washington Greene born ... chemist. Greene researched colloid and latex chemistry, including interactions between latex and paper. Pic (science!). | ||1935: Bettye Washington Greene born ... chemist. Greene researched colloid and latex chemistry, including interactions between latex and paper. Pic (science!). | ||
||1939: Walter Jakob Gehring born ... biologist and academic. | ||1939: Walter Jakob Gehring born ... biologist and academic. Gehring researched ''Drosophila'' genetics and development, particularly the analysis of cell determination in the embryo and transdetermination of imaginal discs. Pic. | ||
||1947: Victor Moritz Goldschmidt dies ... mineralogist considered to be one of the the founders of modern geochemistry and crystal chemistry. He developed the Goldschmidt Classification of elements. Pic. | ||1947: Victor Moritz Goldschmidt dies ... mineralogist considered to be one of the the founders of modern geochemistry and crystal chemistry. He developed the Goldschmidt Classification of elements. Pic. | ||
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||1964: The precursor of the European Space Agency, ESRO (European Space Research Organisation) is established per an agreement signed on June 14, 1962. | ||1964: The precursor of the European Space Agency, ESRO (European Space Research Organisation) is established per an agreement signed on June 14, 1962. | ||
||1983: Ivan Matveyevich Vinogradov born ... mathematician and academic. He was one of the creators of modern analytic number theory. | ||1983: Ivan Matveyevich Vinogradov born ... mathematician and academic. He was one of the creators of modern analytic number theory. Pic search yes: https://www.google.com/search?q=Ivan+Matveyevich+Vinogradov | ||
||1993: Polykarp Kusch dies ... physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate. | ||1993: Polykarp Kusch dies ... physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate. In 1955, the Nobel Committee gave a divided Nobel Prize for Physics, with one half to going to Kusch for his accurate determination that the magnetic moment of the electron was greater than its theoretical value, thus leading to reconsideration of—and innovations in—quantum electrodynamics. Pic. | ||
||1993: Børge Christian Jessen dies ... mathematician best known for his work in analysis, specifically on the Riemann zeta function, and in geometry, specifically on Hilbert's third problem. | ||1993: Børge Christian Jessen dies ... mathematician best known for his work in analysis, specifically on the Riemann zeta function, and in geometry, specifically on Hilbert's third problem. Pic. | ||
||1999: David Anthony Klarner dies ... mathematician, author, and educator. He is known for his work in combinatorial enumeration, polyominoes, and box-packing. Pic: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thane/421802519 | ||1999: David Anthony Klarner dies ... mathematician, author, and educator. He is known for his work in combinatorial enumeration, polyominoes, and box-packing. Pic: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thane/421802519 | ||
||2004: Johan Wilhelm (Billy) Klüver dies ... electrical engineer at Bell Telephone Laboratories who founded Experiments in Art and Technology. Klüver lectured extensively on art and technology and social issues to be addressed by the technical community. Pic search cool: https://www.google.com/search?q=Billy+Klüver | ||2004: Johan Wilhelm (Billy) Klüver dies ... electrical engineer at Bell Telephone Laboratories who founded Experiments in Art and Technology. Klüver lectured extensively on art and technology and social issues to be addressed by the technical community. Pic search cool: https://www.google.com/search?q=Billy+Klüver | ||
||2007: Howell Peregrine dies ... applied mathematician noted for his contributions to fluid mechanics, especially of free surface flows such as water waves, and coastal engineering. Pic. | ||2007: Howell Peregrine dies ... applied mathematician noted for his contributions to fluid mechanics, especially of free surface flows such as water waves, and coastal engineering. Pic. | ||
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1726/27: Isaac Newton dies. He is widely recognized as one of the most influential scientists of all time and a key figure in the scientific revolution.
1877: Mathematician and logician Ernst Schröder systematizes various systems of formal logic in a successful effort to prevent crimes against mathematical constants.
1878: Physician and physicist Julius Robert von Mayer dies. In 1842, Mayer described the vital chemical process now referred to as oxidation as the primary source of energy for any living creature. His achievements were overlooked and priority for the discovery of the mechanical equivalent of heat was attributed to James Joule in the following year.
1914: Jazz drummer and theoretical physicist Albert Einstein develops a new drum fill which anticipates his general theory of relativity.
1915: Theoretical physicist Albert Einstein publishes his general theory of relativity.
1961: Early rough draft of Table Manners unexpectedly reveals "at least fifty kilobytes" of encrypted data.
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1962: Sociologist and author C. Wright Mills dies. He was published widely in popular and intellectual journals, advocating public and political engagement over disinterested observation.
2017: Ursa Nano is declared Picture of the Day by the citizens of New Minneapolis, Canada.