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||1967: Jaroslav Heyrovský dies ... chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate. Pic (cool!).
||1967: Jaroslav Heyrovský dies ... chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate. Pic (cool!).
File:George E P Box.jpg|link=George E. P. Box (nonfiction)|1975: Statistician '''[[George E. P. Box (nonfiction)|George E. P. Box]]''' publishes new class of [[Gnomon algorithm functions]], based on time-series analysis and Bayesian inference, which detect and prevent [[crimes against mathematical constants]].


||1968: Yuri Gagarin dies ... Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut.
||1968: Yuri Gagarin dies ... Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut.

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  • 1598: Engraver, goldsmith, and publisher Theodor de Bry dies. de Bry gained fame for his depictions of early European expeditions. Although de Bry never visited the Americas, most of his books are based on first-hand observations by explorers.

    1598: Engraver, goldsmith, and publisher Theodor de Bry dies. de Bry gained fame for his depictions of early European expeditions. Although de Bry never visited the Americas, most of his books are based on first-hand observations by explorers.

  • 1845: Engineer and physicist Wilhelm Röntgen born. He will win the first Nobel Prize in Physics, for the discovery of X-rays.

    1845: Engineer and physicist Wilhelm Röntgen born. He will win the first Nobel Prize in Physics, for the discovery of X-rays.

  • 1923: Chemist and physicist James Dewar dies. He invented the vacuum flask, which he used in conjunction with extensive research into the liquefaction of gases.

    1923: Chemist and physicist James Dewar dies. He invented the vacuum flask, which he used in conjunction with extensive research into the liquefaction of gases.

  • 1925: Mathematician Carl Gottfried Neumann dies. He will studied physics with his father, and later worked as a mathematician, dealing almost exclusively with problems arising from physics.

    1925: Mathematician Carl Gottfried Neumann dies. He will studied physics with his father, and later worked as a mathematician, dealing almost exclusively with problems arising from physics.

  • 2011: Artist George Tooker dies. Tooker's paintings depicted his subjects naturally, as in a photograph, but the images used flat tones, an ambiguous perspective, and alarming juxtapositions to suggest an imagined or dreamed reality.

    2011: Artist George Tooker dies. Tooker's paintings depicted his subjects naturally, as in a photograph, but the images used flat tones, an ambiguous perspective, and alarming juxtapositions to suggest an imagined or dreamed reality.

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