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||1469: Niccolò Machiavelli born ... historian and philosopher. Pic.
||1469: Niccolò Machiavelli born ... historian and philosopher. Pic.
File:Isaac Barrow.jpg|link=Isaac Barrow (nonfiction)|1666: Mathematician, theologian, and [[APTO]] field engineer [[Isaac Barrow (nonfiction)|Isaac Barrow]] discovers new class of [[Gnomon algorithm]] functions which anticipate the application of infinitesimal calculus in the detection and prevention of [[crimes against mathematical constants]].


||1695: Henri Pitot born ... physicist and engineer, invented the Pitot tube. Pic search.
||1695: Henri Pitot born ... physicist and engineer, invented the Pitot tube. Pic search.
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||1855: American adventurer William Walker departs from San Francisco with about 60 men to conquer Nicaragua.
||1855: American adventurer William Walker departs from San Francisco with about 60 men to conquer Nicaragua.
File:Niles Cartouchian.jpg|link=Niles Cartouchian (1800s)|1859: Mathematician and alleged time-traveller [[Niles Cartouchian (1800s)|Niles Cartouchian]] uses early form of functional analysis to detect and erase criminal mathematical function [[Forbidden Ratio]].


File:Vito Volterra.jpg|link=Vito Volterra (nonfiction)|1860: Mathematician and physicist [[Vito Volterra (nonfiction)|Vito Volterra]] born. He will be one of the founders of functional analysis, making contributions to mathematical biology and integral equations.
File:Vito Volterra.jpg|link=Vito Volterra (nonfiction)|1860: Mathematician and physicist [[Vito Volterra (nonfiction)|Vito Volterra]] born. He will be one of the founders of functional analysis, making contributions to mathematical biology and integral equations.
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File:Werner Fenchel.jpg|link=Werner Fenchel (nonfiction)|1905: Mathematician and academic [[Werner Fenchel (nonfiction)|Werner Fenchel]] born. He will establish the basic results of convex analysis and nonlinear optimization theory which will, in time, serve as the foundation for nonlinear programming.
File:Werner Fenchel.jpg|link=Werner Fenchel (nonfiction)|1905: Mathematician and academic [[Werner Fenchel (nonfiction)|Werner Fenchel]] born. He will establish the basic results of convex analysis and nonlinear optimization theory which will, in time, serve as the foundation for nonlinear programming.
File:Havelock_and_Tesla_telecommunications_research.jpg|link=Havelock and Tesla Research Telecommunication|1910: Mathematician John Havelock and electrical engineer [[Nikola Tesla (nonfiction)|Nikola Tesla]] share Nobel Prize in Physics for [[Havelock and Tesla Research Telecommunication|research into electrical field modulation and data transmission]].


||1916: Aryeh Dvoretzky born ... mathematician, the winner of the 1973 Israel Prize in Mathematics. He is best known for his work in functional analysis, statistics and probability. Pic.
||1916: Aryeh Dvoretzky born ... mathematician, the winner of the 1973 Israel Prize in Mathematics. He is best known for his work in functional analysis, statistics and probability. Pic.
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||2007: Wally Schirra dies ... captain, pilot, and astronaut.
||2007: Wally Schirra dies ... captain, pilot, and astronaut.
File:Yellow Spiral.jpg|link=Yellow Spiral (nonfiction)|2018: ''[[Yellow Spiral (nonfiction)|Yellow Spiral]]'' declared Picture of the Day by the citizens of [[New Minneapolis, Canada]].


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  • 1764: Venetian polymath and art collector Francesco Algarotti dies. Algarotti's broad knowledge included expertise in Newtonianism, architecture, and music; and he was a friend of most of the leading authors of his times. Pic.

    1764: Venetian polymath and art collector Francesco Algarotti dies. Algarotti's broad knowledge included expertise in Newtonianism, architecture, and music; and he was a friend of most of the leading authors of his times. Pic.

  • 1779: Mathematician, physicist, and astronomer John Winthrop dies. He was one of the foremost men of science in America during the 18th century.

    1779: Mathematician, physicist, and astronomer John Winthrop dies. He was one of the foremost men of science in America during the 18th century.

  • 1860: Mathematician and physicist Vito Volterra born. He will be one of the founders of functional analysis, making contributions to mathematical biology and integral equations.

    1860: Mathematician and physicist Vito Volterra born. He will be one of the founders of functional analysis, making contributions to mathematical biology and integral equations.

  • 1905: Mathematician and academic Werner Fenchel born. He will establish the basic results of convex analysis and nonlinear optimization theory which will, in time, serve as the foundation for nonlinear programming.

    1905: Mathematician and academic Werner Fenchel born. He will establish the basic results of convex analysis and nonlinear optimization theory which will, in time, serve as the foundation for nonlinear programming.

  • 1928: Mathematician Jacques-Louis Lions born. He will make contributions to the theory of partial differential equations and to stochastic control.

    1928: Mathematician Jacques-Louis Lions born. He will make contributions to the theory of partial differential equations and to stochastic control.

  • 1944: Physicist Margaret Eliza Maltby dies. She contributed to the measurement of high electrolytic resistances and conductivity of very dilute solutions.

    1944: Physicist Margaret Eliza Maltby dies. She contributed to the measurement of high electrolytic resistances and conductivity of very dilute solutions.

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