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File:Sergey Chaplygin.jpg|link=Sergey Chaplygin (nonfiction)|1942: Physicist, mathematician, and engineer [[Sergey Chaplygin (nonfiction)|Sergey Chaplygin]] dies. He is known for mathematical formulas such as Chaplygin's equation, and for a hypothetical substance in cosmology called Chaplygin gas, named after him. | File:Sergey Chaplygin.jpg|link=Sergey Chaplygin (nonfiction)|1942: Physicist, mathematician, and engineer [[Sergey Chaplygin (nonfiction)|Sergey Chaplygin]] dies. He is known for mathematical formulas such as Chaplygin's equation, and for a hypothetical substance in cosmology called Chaplygin gas, named after him. | ||
File:Gordon Welchman.jpg|link=Gordon Welchman (nonfiction)|1985: Mathematician, cryptographer, and author [[Gordon Welchman (nonfiction)|Gordon Welchman]] dies. During the Second World War, he developed traffic analysis techniques for breaking German codes. | |||
File:Achilles Ajax dice.jpg|link=Dice (nonfiction)|Achilles and Ajax play [[Dice (nonfiction)|dice]] to determine who will attend the [[Lucky Spasm Dice Academy]]. | File:Achilles Ajax dice.jpg|link=Dice (nonfiction)|Achilles and Ajax play [[Dice (nonfiction)|dice]] to determine who will attend the [[Lucky Spasm Dice Academy]]. | ||
File:Hilbert_curve.gif|link=Hilbert Curve (nonfiction)|[[Hilbert curve (nonfiction)|Hilbert curve]] gives [[Dice (nonfiction)|dice players]] brief lecture on [[Mathematics (nonfiction)|mathematics]]. | File:Hilbert_curve.gif|link=Hilbert Curve (nonfiction)|[[Hilbert curve (nonfiction)|Hilbert curve]] gives [[Dice (nonfiction)|dice players]] brief lecture on [[Mathematics (nonfiction)|mathematics]]. | ||
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Revision as of 21:28, 27 May 2017
1942: Physicist, mathematician, and engineer Sergey Chaplygin dies. He is known for mathematical formulas such as Chaplygin's equation, and for a hypothetical substance in cosmology called Chaplygin gas, named after him.
1985: Mathematician, cryptographer, and author Gordon Welchman dies. During the Second World War, he developed traffic analysis techniques for breaking German codes.
Achilles and Ajax play dice to determine who will attend the Lucky Spasm Dice Academy.
Hilbert curve gives dice players brief lecture on mathematics.