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File:Alonzo Church.jpg|link=Alonzo Church (nonfiction)|1995: Mathematician and logician [[Alonzo Church (nonfiction)|Alonzo Church]] dies. He made major contributions to mathematical logic and the foundations of theoretical computer science. | File:Alonzo Church.jpg|link=Alonzo Church (nonfiction)|1995: Mathematician and logician [[Alonzo Church (nonfiction)|Alonzo Church]] dies. He made major contributions to mathematical logic and the foundations of theoretical computer science. | ||
File:Armand Borel.jpg|link=Armand Borel (nonfiction)|2003: Mathematician and academic [[Armand Borel (nonfiction)|Armand Borel]] dies. He worked in algebraic topology, in the theory of Lie groups, | File:Armand Borel.jpg|link=Armand Borel (nonfiction)|2003: Mathematician and academic [[Armand Borel (nonfiction)|Armand Borel]] dies. He worked in algebraic topology, and in the theory of Lie groups, contributing to the creation of the contemporary theory of linear algebraic groups. | ||
||2015: Richard A. Oriani dies ... chemical engineer and metallurgist who was instrumental in the study of the effects of hydrogen in metal. He also made significant contributions to the field of cold fusion. Pic. | ||2015: Richard A. Oriani dies ... chemical engineer and metallurgist who was instrumental in the study of the effects of hydrogen in metal. He also made significant contributions to the field of cold fusion. Pic. |
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1578: Mathematician, cosmographer, and academic Pedro Nunes dies. One of the greatest mathematicians of his time, he is best known for his mathematical approach to navigation and cartography.
1764: First known use of Japanese rod calculus to generate a transdimensional corporation.
1921: Mathematician and computer scientist Tom Kilburn born. Over the course of a productive 30-year career, he will be involved in the development of five computers of great historical significance.
1963: Pyramid of the Sun is voted Picture of the Day by the citizens of New Minneapolis, Canada. A special plebiscite further dedicates the picture to Andrian Nikolayev for becoming the first person to float in microgravity. Nikolayev will later visit the Nested Radical cafe, where the mayor of New Minneapolis will present him with a signed first edition of the picture.
1974: Graphic designer and typographer Jan Tschichold dies. He was a leading advocate of Modernist design, but later condemn Modernist design in general as being authoritarian and inherently fascistic.
1975: Pin Man accuses Baron Zersetzung and Egon Rhodomunde of conspiring to commit crimes against mathematical constants.
1995: Mathematician and logician Alonzo Church dies. He made major contributions to mathematical logic and the foundations of theoretical computer science.
2003: Mathematician and academic Armand Borel dies. He worked in algebraic topology, and in the theory of Lie groups, contributing to the creation of the contemporary theory of linear algebraic groups.
2017: Pin Man #1 is "a work in progress," says author Karl Jones. "I have characters sketches, and cover art, but I'm still thinking about the stories."