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File:Henry Cavendish.jpg|link=Henry Cavendish (nonfiction)|1731: Chemist, physicist, and philosopher [[Henry Cavendish (nonfiction)|Henry Cavendish]] born. He will discover "inflammable air", later named hydrogen.  
File:Henry Cavendish.jpg|link=Henry Cavendish (nonfiction)|1731: Chemist, physicist, and philosopher [[Henry Cavendish (nonfiction)|Henry Cavendish]] born. He will discover "inflammable air", later named hydrogen.  
||1770: Benjamin Wright born ... engineer who directed the construction of the Erie Canal. A one-time judge, he helped survey the Erie Canal route. When the Erie Canal was finally funded in 1817, Wright was selected as one of the three engineers to design and build it, then named chief engineer. Wright made the Erie Canal project a school of engineering. Until mid-century, almost every civil engineer in the U.S. had trained with, or been trained by someone who had worked under, Wright on the Erie Canal. Because he trained so many engineers on that project, Wright has been called the "father of American civil engineering." He also engaged in the design and construction at the outset of the first railroads. He was the first Chief Engineer of the Erie Railroad. Pic.


||1837: Charles Fourier dies ... philosopher and academic. Pic.
||1837: Charles Fourier dies ... philosopher and academic. Pic.


||1846: Astronomer William Lassell discovers Triton, the largest moon of the planet Neptune.
||1846: Astronomer William Lassell discovers Triton, the largest moon of the planet Neptune. Pic.


||1861: Fridtjof Nansen born ... explorer, scientist, and humanitarian, Nobel Prize laureate ... Nansen Passport ... Pic.
||1861: Fridtjof Nansen born ... explorer, scientist, and humanitarian, Nobel Prize laureate ... Nansen Passport ... Pic.
||1770: Benjamin Wright born ... engineer who directed the construction of the Erie Canal. A one-time judge, he helped survey the Erie Canal route. When the Erie Canal was finally funded in 1817, Wright was selected as one of the three engineers to design and build it, then named chief engineer. Wright made the Erie Canal project a school of engineering. Until mid-century, almost every civil engineer in the U.S. had trained with, or been trained by someone who had worked under, Wright on the Erie Canal. Because he trained so many engineers on that project, Wright has been called the “father of American civil engineering.” He also engaged in the design and construction at the outset of the first railroads. He was the first Chief Engineer of the Erie Railroad. Pic.


File:Alice Beta and Niles Cartouchian Play Chess.jpg|link=Alice Beta and Niles Cartouchian Play Chess|1888: Steganographic analysis of  ''[[Alice Beta and Niles Cartouchian Play Chess]]'' reveals two terabytes of encrypted data.
File:Alice Beta and Niles Cartouchian Play Chess.jpg|link=Alice Beta and Niles Cartouchian Play Chess|1888: Steganographic analysis of  ''[[Alice Beta and Niles Cartouchian Play Chess]]'' reveals two terabytes of encrypted data.
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||1979: Christopher Riche Evans dies ... psychologist, computer scientist, and author. Pic: http://www.cdpa.co.uk/Newman/MHAN/view-item.php?Box=3&Folder=4&Item=3&Page=1
||1979: Christopher Riche Evans dies ... psychologist, computer scientist, and author. Pic: http://www.cdpa.co.uk/Newman/MHAN/view-item.php?Box=3&Folder=4&Item=3&Page=1


||1982: Jean Effel dies ... painter, caricaturist, illustrator and journalist. Pic search: https://www.google.com/search?q=jean+effel
||1982: Jean Effel dies ... painter, caricaturist, illustrator and journalist. Pic search.


||1986: Gleb Wataghin dies ... physicist and academic. Pic.
||1986: Gleb Wataghin dies ... physicist and academic. Pic.

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  • 1641: Torricelli arrives in Arcetri to study with Galileo. ".. postpone his arrival at Arcetri until 10 October 1641. He took up residence in Galileo’s house, where Vincenzo Viviani was already living, and stayed there in close friendship with Galileo until the latter’s death on 8 January 1642.

    1641: Torricelli arrives in Arcetri to study with Galileo. ".. postpone his arrival at Arcetri until 10 October 1641. He took up residence in Galileo’s house, where Vincenzo Viviani was already living, and stayed there in close friendship with Galileo until the latter’s death on 8 January 1642.

  • 1708: Mathematician and astronomer David Gregory dies. At the Union of 1707, he was given the responsibility of reorganizing the Scottish Mint.

    1708: Mathematician and astronomer David Gregory dies. At the Union of 1707, he was given the responsibility of reorganizing the Scottish Mint.

  • 1730: Physicist and crime-fighter Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit uses precision thermometry to detect and prevent crimes against mathematical constants.

    1730: Physicist and crime-fighter Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit uses precision thermometry to detect and prevent crimes against mathematical constants.

  • 1731: Chemist, physicist, and philosopher Henry Cavendish born. He will discover "inflammable air", later named hydrogen.

    1731: Chemist, physicist, and philosopher Henry Cavendish born. He will discover "inflammable air", later named hydrogen.

  • 1888: Steganographic analysis of Alice Beta and Niles Cartouchian Play Chess reveals two terabytes of encrypted data.

    1888: Steganographic analysis of Alice Beta and Niles Cartouchian Play Chess reveals two terabytes of encrypted data.

  • 1889: Painter and forger Han van Meegeren born. He will be one of the most ingenious art forgers of the 20th century.

    1889: Painter and forger Han van Meegeren born. He will be one of the most ingenious art forgers of the 20th century.

  • 1943: Mathematician and soldier Janet Beta accepts commission with secret military-intelligence program ENIAC.

    1943: Mathematician and soldier Janet Beta accepts commission with secret military-intelligence program ENIAC.

  • 2016: Crimson Blossom voted Picture of the Day by the citizens of New Minneapolis, Canada.

    2016: Crimson Blossom voted Picture of the Day by the citizens of New Minneapolis, Canada.

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