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||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.


File:C. Wright Mills.jpg|link=C. Wright Mills (nonfiction)|1962: Sociologist and author [[C. Wright Mills (nonfiction)|C. Wright Mills]] dies. He was published widely in popular and intellectual journals, advocating public and political engagement over disinterested observation.
File:Charles Wright Mills.jpg|link=C. Wright Mills (nonfiction)|1962: Sociologist and author [[C. Wright Mills (nonfiction)|C. Wright Mills]] dies. He was published widely in popular and intellectual journals, advocating public and political engagement over disinterested observation.


||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.

Revision as of 19:25, 20 March 2020

  • 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.

    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.

  • 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.

    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.

    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.

    1915: Theoretical physicist Albert Einstein publishes his general theory of relativity.

  • 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.

    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.

    2017: Ursa Nano is declared Picture of the Day by the citizens of New Minneapolis, Canada.

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