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||412: Proclus born ... mathematician and philosopher. Pic search.
||412: Proclus born ... mathematician and philosopher. Pic search.
File:Christian Egenolff.jpg|link=Christian Egenolff (nonfiction)|1550: Printer, publisher, and [[APTO]] Artist-Engineer [[Christian Egenolff (nonfiction)|Christian Egenolff]] publishes his monumental ''Field Guide to Gnomon Algorithm Functions''.


||1575: Leiden University is founded, and given the motto ''Praesidium Libertatis''.
||1575: Leiden University is founded, and given the motto ''Praesidium Libertatis''.
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File:Moses Gomberg.jpg|link=Moses Gomberg (nonfiction)|1866: Chemist [[Moses Gomberg (nonfiction)|Moses Gomberg]] born. Gomberg will identify the triphenylmethyl radical, the first persistent radical to be discovered, and will thus be known as the founder of radical chemistry.
File:Moses Gomberg.jpg|link=Moses Gomberg (nonfiction)|1866: Chemist [[Moses Gomberg (nonfiction)|Moses Gomberg]] born. Gomberg will identify the triphenylmethyl radical, the first persistent radical to be discovered, and will thus be known as the founder of radical chemistry.
File:Didacus automaton profile.jpg|link=Didacus automaton (nonfiction)|1867: [[Didacus automaton (nonfiction)|Didacus automaton]] develops self-awareness, invents new class of [[Gnomon algorithm functions]].


File:Sir Sandford Fleming.jpg|link=Sandford Fleming (nonfiction)|1879: Engineer and inventor [[Sandford Fleming (nonfiction)|Sandford Fleming]] first proposes adoption of Universal Standard Time at a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute.
File:Sir Sandford Fleming.jpg|link=Sandford Fleming (nonfiction)|1879: Engineer and inventor [[Sandford Fleming (nonfiction)|Sandford Fleming]] first proposes adoption of Universal Standard Time at a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute.
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||1971: The NASDAQ stock market index opens for the first time.
||1971: The NASDAQ stock market index opens for the first time.
File:Dennis Gabor.jpg|link=Dennis Gabor (nonfiction)|1973: Physicist, engineer, and [[Gnomon algorithm]] theorist [[Dennis Gabor (nonfiction)|Dennis Gabor]] invents new form of holography which detects and prevents [[crimes against light]].


||1974: After 84 days in space, the crew of Skylab 4, the last crew to visit American space station Skylab, returns to Earth.
||1974: After 84 days in space, the crew of Skylab 4, the last crew to visit American space station Skylab, returns to Earth.

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  • 1700: Mathematician and physicist Daniel Bernoulli born. Bernoulli will be particularly remembered for his applications of mathematics to mechanics, especially fluid mechanics, and for his pioneering work in probability and statistics.

    1700: Mathematician and physicist Daniel Bernoulli born. Bernoulli will be particularly remembered for his applications of mathematics to mechanics, especially fluid mechanics, and for his pioneering work in probability and statistics.

  • 1866: Chemist Moses Gomberg born. Gomberg will identify the triphenylmethyl radical, the first persistent radical to be discovered, and will thus be known as the founder of radical chemistry.

    1866: Chemist Moses Gomberg born. Gomberg will identify the triphenylmethyl radical, the first persistent radical to be discovered, and will thus be known as the founder of radical chemistry.

  • 1879: Engineer and inventor Sandford Fleming first proposes adoption of Universal Standard Time at a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute.

    1879: Engineer and inventor Sandford Fleming first proposes adoption of Universal Standard Time at a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute.

  • 1933: Carnivorous dirigibles found responsible for recent wave of cattle mutilations.

    1933: Carnivorous dirigibles found responsible for recent wave of cattle mutilations.

  • 1936: Mathematician and academic Emilie Martin dies. Martin researched primitive substitution groups of degree 15 and primitive substitution groups of degree 18.

    1936: Mathematician and academic Emilie Martin dies. Martin researched primitive substitution groups of degree 15 and primitive substitution groups of degree 18.

  • 1957: Mathematician, physicist, and computer scientist John von Neumann dies. Von Neumann was a key figure in the development of the digital computer, and developed mathematical models of both nuclear and thermonuclear weapons.

    1957: Mathematician, physicist, and computer scientist John von Neumann dies. Von Neumann was a key figure in the development of the digital computer, and developed mathematical models of both nuclear and thermonuclear weapons.

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