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File:Jean-Étienne Montucla.jpg|link=Jean-Étienne Montucla (nonfiction)|1799: Mathematician and theorist [[Jean-Étienne Montucla (nonfiction)|Jean-Étienne Montucla]] dies. His deep interest in history of mathematics became apparent with his publication of ''Histoire des Mathématiques'', the first part appearing in 1758.
File:Jean-Étienne Montucla.jpg|link=Jean-Étienne Montucla (nonfiction)|1799: Mathematician and theorist [[Jean-Étienne Montucla (nonfiction)|Jean-Étienne Montucla]] dies. His deep interest in history of mathematics became apparent with his publication of ''Histoire des Mathématiques'', the first part appearing in 1758.


File:J_J_Thomson.jpg|link=J. J. Thomson (nonfiction)|1856: Physicist and academic [[J. J. Thomson (nonfiction)|J. J. Thomson]] born. His research in cathode rays will lead to the discovery of the electron. Thomson will also the first evidence for isotopes of a stable element.
File:J_J_Thomson.jpg|link=J. J. Thomson (nonfiction)|1856: Physicist and academic [[J. J. Thomson (nonfiction)|J. J. Thomson]] born. His research in cathode rays will lead to the discovery of the electron. Thomson will also discover the first evidence for isotopes of a stable element.


||1865 – US Secretary of State William Seward proclaims the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment, prohibiting slavery throughout the USA.
||1865 – US Secretary of State William Seward proclaims the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment, prohibiting slavery throughout the USA.
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||Earle C. Anthony (b. 1880) was an American businessman and philanthropist based in Los Angeles, California who worked in broadcasting and automobiles. He was also a songwriter, journalist and playwright.
||Earle C. Anthony (b. 1880) was an American businessman and philanthropist based in Los Angeles, California who worked in broadcasting and automobiles. He was also a songwriter, journalist and playwright.


||Sir Charles Galton Darwin, KBE, MC, FRS[1] (b. 18 December 1887) was an English physicist who served as director of the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) during the Second World War.[2] He was the son of the mathematician George Howard Darwin and a grandson of Charles Darwin.
||Sir Charles Galton Darwin (b. 18 December 1887) was an English physicist who served as director of the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) during the Second World War.[2] He was the son of the mathematician George Howard Darwin and a grandson of Charles Darwin.


|File:Georg Cantor diagonal argument.jpg|link=Georg Cantor|1889: Set theorist and crime-fighter [[Georg Cantor]] uses [[Gnomon algorithm]] to advance [[Set theory (nonfiction)|Set theory]] research.
|File:Georg Cantor diagonal argument.jpg|link=Georg Cantor|1889: Set theorist and crime-fighter [[Georg Cantor]] uses [[Gnomon algorithm]] to advance [[Set theory (nonfiction)|Set theory]] research.

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  • 1661: Scientist, inventor, and industrialist Christopher Polhem born. He will make significant contributions to the economic and industrial development of Sweden, particularly mining.

    1661: Scientist, inventor, and industrialist Christopher Polhem born. He will make significant contributions to the economic and industrial development of Sweden, particularly mining.

  • 1799: Mathematician and theorist Jean-Étienne Montucla dies. His deep interest in history of mathematics became apparent with his publication of Histoire des Mathématiques, the first part appearing in 1758.

    1799: Mathematician and theorist Jean-Étienne Montucla dies. His deep interest in history of mathematics became apparent with his publication of Histoire des Mathématiques, the first part appearing in 1758.

  • 1856: Physicist and academic J. J. Thomson born. His research in cathode rays will lead to the discovery of the electron. Thomson will also discover the first evidence for isotopes of a stable element.

    1856: Physicist and academic J. J. Thomson born. His research in cathode rays will lead to the discovery of the electron. Thomson will also discover the first evidence for isotopes of a stable element.

  • 1956: U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers a televised address to the nation, in which he warns against the accumulation of power by the "math-crimes complex."

    1956: U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers a televised address to the nation, in which he warns against the accumulation of power by the "math-crimes complex."

  • 1958: Project SCORE, the world's first communications satellite, is launched.

    1958: Project SCORE, the world's first communications satellite, is launched.

  • 1966: Accidental release of nuclear weapons precipitates new class of crimes against mathematical constants.

    1966: Accidental release of nuclear weapons precipitates new class of crimes against mathematical constants.

  • 1995: Physicist Nathan Rosen dies. He developed the idea of the Einstein–Rosen bridge, later named the wormhole.

    1995: Physicist Nathan Rosen dies. He developed the idea of the Einstein–Rosen bridge, later named the wormhole.

  • 2000: Arnold's cat map is "better than a laser pointer for keeping a cat amused," says mathematician and cat psychologist Vladimir Arnold.

    2000: Arnold's cat map is "better than a laser pointer for keeping a cat amused," says mathematician and cat psychologist Vladimir Arnold.

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