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||1923 – René Thom, French mathematician, biologist, and academic (d. 2002) | ||1923 – René Thom, French mathematician, biologist, and academic (d. 2002) | ||
|| | File:Haskell Brooks Curry.jpg|link=Haskell Curry (nonfiction)|1981: Mathematician and crimefighter [[Haskell Curry (nonfiction)|Haskell Curry]] publishes new theory of combinatory logic which uses [[Gnomon algorithm functions]] to detect and prevent [[crimes against mathematical constants]]. | ||
File:Sylvanus Morley.jpg||1948: Archaeologist and spy [[Sylvanus Morley (nonfiction)|Sylvanus Morley]] dies. He conducted espionage in Mexico on behalf of the United States during World War I; the scope of these activities only came to light well after his death. | |||
File:The Eel Escapes Hydrolab.jpg|link=The Eel Escapes Hydrolab|1999: Signed first edition of ''[[The Eel Escapes Hydrolab]]'' sells for one and a half million dollars. | |||
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1865: Physicist, astronomer, and mathematician William Rowan Hamilton dies. He made important contributions to classical mechanics, optics, and algebra.
1981: Mathematician and crimefighter Haskell Curry publishes new theory of combinatory logic which uses Gnomon algorithm functions to detect and prevent crimes against mathematical constants.
1948: Archaeologist and spy Sylvanus Morley dies. He conducted espionage in Mexico on behalf of the United States during World War I; the scope of these activities only came to light well after his death.
1999: Signed first edition of The Eel Escapes Hydrolab sells for one and a half million dollars.
