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||1913: Shaun Wylie born ... mathematician and World War II codebreaker.
||1913: Shaun Wylie born ... mathematician and World War II codebreaker.
||1917: Daniel Shanks born ... mathematician who worked primarily in numerical analysis and number theory. He is best known as the first to compute π to 100,000 decimal places, and for his book Solved and Unsolved Problems in Number Theory. Pic.


||1921: Antonio Prohías born ... cartoonist.
||1921: Antonio Prohías born ... cartoonist.

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  • 1492: Mathematician Adam Ries born (uncertain). He will write textbooks for practical mathematics, promoting the advantages of Arabic/Indian numerals over Roman numerals.

    1492: Mathematician Adam Ries born (uncertain). He will write textbooks for practical mathematics, promoting the advantages of Arabic/Indian numerals over Roman numerals.

  • 1551: Writer, humanist, and historian Pedro Mexía dies. He wrote Silva de varia lección ("A Miscellany of Several Lessons"), which became an early best seller across Europe.

    1551: Writer, humanist, and historian Pedro Mexía dies. He wrote Silva de varia lección ("A Miscellany of Several Lessons"), which became an early best seller across Europe.

  • 1552: Mathematician and criminal Anarchimedes uses Gnomon algorithm functions to commit crimes against mathematical constants.

    1552: Mathematician and criminal Anarchimedes uses Gnomon algorithm functions to commit crimes against mathematical constants.

  • 1574: Astrologer, mathematician, cosmologist, Qabalist and Rosicrucian apologist Robert Fludd born.

    1574: Astrologer, mathematician, cosmologist, Qabalist and Rosicrucian apologist Robert Fludd born.

  • 1835: Mathematician, engineer, cartographer, economist, and crime fighter Pierre Charles François Dupin uses choropleth map to detect and prevent crimes against mathematical constants.

    1835: Mathematician, engineer, cartographer, economist, and crime fighter Pierre Charles François Dupin uses choropleth map to detect and prevent crimes against mathematical constants.

  • 1903: The short film Electrocuting an Elephant is released. It documents the killing of an elephant named Topsy.

    1903: The short film Electrocuting an Elephant is released. It documents the killing of an elephant named Topsy.

  • 1904: Outbreak of Scrimshaw abuse linked to last year's release of Electrocuting an Elephant.

    1904: Outbreak of Scrimshaw abuse linked to last year's release of Electrocuting an Elephant.

  • 1911: Statistician, progressive, polymath, sociologist, psychologist, anthropologist, eugenicist, tropical explorer, geographer, inventor, meteorologist, proto-geneticist, and psychometrician Francis Galton dies.

    1911: Statistician, progressive, polymath, sociologist, psychologist, anthropologist, eugenicist, tropical explorer, geographer, inventor, meteorologist, proto-geneticist, and psychometrician Francis Galton dies.

  • 1949: Computer scientist Anita Borg born. She will found the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology.

    1949: Computer scientist Anita Borg born. She will found the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology.

  • 1961: U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers a televised farewell address to the nation three days before leaving office, in which he warns against the accumulation of power by the "military–industrial complex."

    1961: U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers a televised farewell address to the nation three days before leaving office, in which he warns against the accumulation of power by the "military–industrial complex."

  • 1962: Industrialist, military contractor, and alleged crime boss Colonel Zersetzung tells reporters that the military-industrial complex is "the most profitable venture ever undertaken by humanity."

    1962: Industrialist, military contractor, and alleged crime boss Colonel Zersetzung tells reporters that the military-industrial complex is "the most profitable venture ever undertaken by humanity."

  • 1965: Extract of Radium opens new retail outlet in Palomares, Spain, in preparation for the Palomares nuclear weapons event.

    1965: Extract of Radium opens new retail outlet in Palomares, Spain, in preparation for the Palomares nuclear weapons event.

  • 1966: Palomares incident: A B-52 bomber collides with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Spain, killing seven airmen, and dropping three 70-kiloton nuclear bombs near the town of Palomares and another one into the sea.

    1966: Palomares incident: A B-52 bomber collides with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Spain, killing seven airmen, and dropping three 70-kiloton nuclear bombs near the town of Palomares and another one into the sea.

  • 1969: Mutant culture of Saccharomyces cerevisiae computing Gnomon algorithm functions unexpectedly develops artificial intelligence.

    1969: Mutant culture of Saccharomyces cerevisiae computing Gnomon algorithm functions unexpectedly develops artificial intelligence.

  • 1997: Astronomer and academic Clyde Tombaugh dies. He discovered Pluto, as well as many asteroids.

    1997: Astronomer and academic Clyde Tombaugh dies. He discovered Pluto, as well as many asteroids.

  • 2001: Mathematician and computer scientist Tom Kilburn dies. Over the course of a productive 30-year career, he was involved in the development of five computers of great historical significance.

    2001: Mathematician and computer scientist Tom Kilburn dies. Over the course of a productive 30-year career, he was involved in the development of five computers of great historical significance.

  • 2018: Signed first edition of Angry Feller sells for fifty dollars in charity auction to benefit victims of crimes against mathematical constants.

    2018: Signed first edition of Angry Feller sells for fifty dollars in charity auction to benefit victims of crimes against mathematical constants.

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