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||2004: Joseph Leo "Joe" Doob dies ... mathematician, specializing in analysis and probability theory. He will develop the modern theory of martingales. Pic.
||2004: Joseph Leo "Joe" Doob dies ... mathematician, specializing in analysis and probability theory. He will develop the modern theory of martingales. Pic.
File:Pink City.jpg|link=Pink City (nonfiction)|2017: ''[[Pink City (nonfiction)|Pink City]]'' voted Picture of the Day by the citizens of [[New Minneapolis, Canada]].


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  • 1883: Archaeologist and spy Sylvanus Morley born. He will conduct espionage in Mexico on behalf of the United States during World War I; the scope of these activities will only come to light after his death.

    1883: Archaeologist and spy Sylvanus Morley born. He will conduct espionage in Mexico on behalf of the United States during World War I; the scope of these activities will only come to light after his death.

  • 1910: Mathematical physicist Charles Critchfield born. He will work on the Manhattan Project, designing and testing the "Urchin" neutron initiator which provides the burst of neutrons that kick-starts the nuclear detonation of the Fat Man weapon.

    1910: Mathematical physicist Charles Critchfield born. He will work on the Manhattan Project, designing and testing the "Urchin" neutron initiator which provides the burst of neutrons that kick-starts the nuclear detonation of the Fat Man weapon.

  • 1952: Computer scientist, mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst and theoretical biologist Alan Turing dies. He was influential in the development of theoretical computer science, providing a formalization of the concepts of algorithm and computation with the Turing machine.

    1952: Computer scientist, mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst and theoretical biologist Alan Turing dies. He was influential in the development of theoretical computer science, providing a formalization of the concepts of algorithm and computation with the Turing machine.

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