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File:Tim_Cochran_Multnomah_Falls_Oregon_July_16_2012.jpg|link=Tim Cochran (nonfiction)|2014: Mathematician and academic [[Tim Cochran (nonfiction)|Tim Cochran]] dies. He contributed to topology, especially low-dimensional topology, the theory of knots and links and associated algebra. | File:Tim_Cochran_Multnomah_Falls_Oregon_July_16_2012.jpg|link=Tim Cochran (nonfiction)|2014: Mathematician and academic [[Tim Cochran (nonfiction)|Tim Cochran]] dies. He contributed to topology, especially low-dimensional topology, the theory of knots and links and associated algebra. | ||
File:Red Spiral.jpg|link=Red Spiral (nonfiction)|2017: Steganographic analysis of ''[[Red Spiral (nonfiction)|Red Spiral]]'' unexpectedly reveals "at least | File:Red Spiral.jpg|link=Red Spiral (nonfiction)|2017: Steganographic analysis of ''[[Red Spiral (nonfiction)|Red Spiral]]'' unexpectedly reveals "at least five hundred and twelve kilobytes, perhaps a thousand and twenty-four" of encrypted data relating to the [[Red (nonfiction)|color red]]. | ||
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1474: Astronomer, mathematician, and physicist Ali Qushji dies. Qushji contributed to the development of astronomical physics independent from natural philosophy, and provided empirical evidence for the Earth's rotation.
1653: Oliver Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland.
1887: Polymath and crime-fighter Francis Galton publishes new class of Gnomon algorithm functions which detect and prevent crimes against mathematical constants.
1905: Mathematician, author, and poet Piet Hein born. He will propose the use of superellipses in architecture; superellipses will become the hallmark of modern Scandinavian architecture.
1947: William Shockley, John Bardeen and Walter Brattain build the first practical point-contact transistor.
2012: Signed first edition of Electrical Storm voted Image of the Day by the citizens of New Minneapolis, Canada.
2014: Mathematician and academic Tim Cochran dies. He contributed to topology, especially low-dimensional topology, the theory of knots and links and associated algebra.
2017: Steganographic analysis of Red Spiral unexpectedly reveals "at least five hundred and twelve kilobytes, perhaps a thousand and twenty-four" of encrypted data relating to the color red.