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||2010: Chushiro Hayashi dies ... astrophysicist. He will perform the astrophysical calculations that will lead to the Hayashi tracks of star formation, and the Hayashi limit that puts a limit on star radius. Pic: https://www.kyotoprize.org/en/laureates/chushiro_hayashi/ | ||2010: Chushiro Hayashi dies ... astrophysicist. He will perform the astrophysical calculations that will lead to the Hayashi tracks of star formation, and the Hayashi limit that puts a limit on star radius. Pic: https://www.kyotoprize.org/en/laureates/chushiro_hayashi/ | ||
||2013: Donald A. Glaser dies ... physicist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate. | ||2013: Donald A. Glaser dies ... physicist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate. Bubble chamber. Pic. | ||
||2014: Lee Lorch dies ... mathematician and activist. | ||2014: Lee Lorch dies ... mathematician and activist. Pic search yes: https://www.google.com/search?q=lee+lorch | ||
File:Burglars excerpt 1.jpg|link=Burglars (Gnomon Chronicles)|2017: Steganographic analysis of [[Burglars (Gnomon Chronicles)|excerpt from "Burglars"]] unexpected reveals "at least half a gigabyte of encrypted data, probably related to the [[ENIAC (SETI)|ENIAC program]]". | File:Burglars excerpt 1.jpg|link=Burglars (Gnomon Chronicles)|2017: Steganographic analysis of [[Burglars (Gnomon Chronicles)|excerpt from "Burglars"]] unexpected reveals "at least half a gigabyte of encrypted data, probably related to the [[ENIAC (SETI)|ENIAC program]]". | ||
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1533: Philosopher and author Michel de Montaigne born. He will be one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance, known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre.
1552: Clockmaker and mathematician Jost Bürgi born. He will be recognized during his own lifetime as one of the most excellent mechanical engineers of his generation.
1692: Physician, satirist, and polymath John Arbuthnot uses Gnomon algorithm techniques to rewrite existing manuscripts using satirical premises.
1901: Chemist, biochemist, peace activist, author, and educator Linus Pauling born.
1944: Der Reichsspritzenmeister develops new drug to stimulate crimes against mathematical constants.
2017: Steganographic analysis of excerpt from "Burglars" unexpected reveals "at least half a gigabyte of encrypted data, probably related to the ENIAC program".