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||1856: Carl David Tolmé Runge born ... mathematician, physicist, and spectroscopist. | ||1856: Carl David Tolmé Runge born ... mathematician, physicist, and spectroscopist. | ||
||1871: Ernest Rutherford born ... physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate. | ||1869: Georg von Arco born ... physicist, radio pioneer, and one of the joint founders of the "Society for Wireless Telegraphy" which became the Telefunken company. He was an engineer and the technical director of Telefunken. He was crucial in the development of wireless technology in Europe. | ||
||1871: Ernest Rutherford born ... physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate. Pic. | |||
File:Theodor Svedberg.jpg|link=Theodor Svedberg (nonfiction)|1884: Chemist and academic [[Theodor Svedberg (nonfiction)|Theodor Svedberg]] born. He will be awarded the 1926 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his pioneering use of analytical ultracentrifugation to distinguish pure proteins from one another. | File:Theodor Svedberg.jpg|link=Theodor Svedberg (nonfiction)|1884: Chemist and academic [[Theodor Svedberg (nonfiction)|Theodor Svedberg]] born. He will be awarded the 1926 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his pioneering use of analytical ultracentrifugation to distinguish pure proteins from one another. | ||
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File:Olga Taussky-Todd.jpg|link=Olga Taussky-Todd (nonfiction)|1906: Mathematician and academic [[Olga Taussky-Todd (nonfiction)|Olga Taussky-Todd]] born. She will contribute to matrix theory (in particular the computational stability of complex matrices), algebraic number theory, group theory, and numerical analysis. | File:Olga Taussky-Todd.jpg|link=Olga Taussky-Todd (nonfiction)|1906: Mathematician and academic [[Olga Taussky-Todd (nonfiction)|Olga Taussky-Todd]] born. She will contribute to matrix theory (in particular the computational stability of complex matrices), algebraic number theory, group theory, and numerical analysis. | ||
||1907: John Mauchly born ... physicist and co-founder of the first computer company. | ||1907: John Mauchly born ... physicist and co-founder of the first computer company. Pic search yes: https://www.google.com/search?q=John+Mauchly | ||
||1909: Burgess Shale fossils are discovered by Charles Doolittle Walcott. | ||1909: Burgess Shale fossils are discovered by Charles Doolittle Walcott. | ||
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1751: Scientist, inventor, and industrialist Christopher Polhem dies. He made significant contributions to the economic and industrial development of Sweden, particularly mining.
1662: First known use of a Pascaline in the detection and prevention of crimes against mathematical constants.
1844: Astronomer Francis Baily dies. He observed "Baily's beads" during an annular eclipse (1836).
1884: Chemist and academic Theodor Svedberg born. He will be awarded the 1926 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his pioneering use of analytical ultracentrifugation to distinguish pure proteins from one another.
1905: Mathematician Emmy Noether uses Gnomon algorithm functions to detect and prevent crimes against mathematical constants.
1906: Mathematician and academic Olga Taussky-Todd born. She will contribute to matrix theory (in particular the computational stability of complex matrices), algebraic number theory, group theory, and numerical analysis.
1940: Physicist, academic, and Nobel laureate J. J. Thomson dies. His research in cathode rays led to the discovery of the electron. Thomson also discovered the first evidence for isotopes of a stable element.
1954: The Worcester Lunch Car Company's Research Division announces daily Flying Diner breakfast and dinner flights between San Francisco and New Minneapolis.
2013: Poet, playwright, translator, and lecturer Seamus Heaney dies. He received the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature.
2017: Leonardo Draws Clock Head wins Newbery Award for Best Children's Book Cover of the Year.