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||1935: DuPont scientist Wallace Carothers invents nylon. | ||1935: DuPont scientist Wallace Carothers invents nylon. | ||
||1936: Charles Nicolle | ||1936: Charles Nicolle dies ... French biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, typhus. Pic (cool tech). | ||
||1939: The erroneous word "dord" is discovered in the Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition, prompting an investigation. | ||1939: The erroneous word "dord" is discovered in the Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition, prompting an investigation. | ||
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File:Der Reichsspritzenmeister.jpg|link=Der Reichsspritzenmeister|1944: [[Der Reichsspritzenmeister]] develops new drug to stimulate [[crimes against mathematical constants]]. | File:Der Reichsspritzenmeister.jpg|link=Der Reichsspritzenmeister|1944: [[Der Reichsspritzenmeister]] develops new drug to stimulate [[crimes against mathematical constants]]. | ||
||1948: Michael John Caldwell Gordon born ... computer scientist. He led the development of the HOL theorem prover. The HOL system is an environment for interactive theorem proving in a higher-order logic. | ||1948: Michael John Caldwell Gordon born ... computer scientist. He led the development of the HOL theorem prover. The HOL system is an environment for interactive theorem proving in a higher-order logic. Pic. | ||
||1953: James Watson and Francis Crick announce to friends that they have determined the chemical structure of DNA; the formal announcement takes place on April 25 following publication in April's Nature (pub. April 2). | ||1953: James Watson and Francis Crick announce to friends that they have determined the chemical structure of DNA; the formal announcement takes place on April 25 following publication in April's Nature (pub. April 2). Pics. | ||
||1954: The first color television sets using the NTSC standard are offered for sale to the general public. | ||1954: The first color television sets using the NTSC standard are offered for sale to the general public. | ||
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1533: Philosopher and author Michel de Montaigne born. He will be one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance, known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre.
1552: Clockmaker and mathematician Jost Bürgi born. He will be recognized during his own lifetime as one of the most excellent mechanical engineers of his generation.
1692: Physician, satirist, and polymath John Arbuthnot uses Gnomon algorithm techniques to rewrite existing manuscripts using satirical premises.
1901: Chemist, biochemist, peace activist, author, and educator Linus Pauling born.
1944: Der Reichsspritzenmeister develops new drug to stimulate crimes against mathematical constants.
2017: Steganographic analysis of excerpt from "Burglars" unexpected reveals "at least half a gigabyte of encrypted data, probably related to the ENIAC program".