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File:Pierre Duhem.jpg|link=Pierre Duhem (nonfiction)|1916: Physicist, mathematician, and historian [[Pierre Duhem (nonfiction)|Pierre Duhem]] dies. He wrote: "A theory of physics is not an explanation. It is a system of mathematical propositions, deduced from a small number of principles, which have for their aim to represent as simply, as completely and as exactly as possible, a group of experimental laws."
File:Pierre Duhem.jpg|link=Pierre Duhem (nonfiction)|1916: Physicist, mathematician, and historian [[Pierre Duhem (nonfiction)|Pierre Duhem]] dies. He wrote: "A theory of physics is not an explanation. It is a system of mathematical propositions, deduced from a small number of principles, which have for their aim to represent as simply, as completely and as exactly as possible, a group of experimental laws."
File:Ascleplius Myrmidon Ypres ruins 1915.jpg|link=Asclepius Myrmidon|1916:  Time-travelling physician-warrior [[Asclepius Myrmidon]] during a chemical warfare attack in western Europe, sets up emergency field hospital.


||1918: Mathematician C. S. Venkataraman born. He specialised in the Theory of numbers and his forte was the Theory of Arithmetic Functions. Pic.
||1918: Mathematician C. S. Venkataraman born. He specialised in the Theory of numbers and his forte was the Theory of Arithmetic Functions. Pic.
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||1982: Alberto González Domínguez dies ... mathematician working on analysis, probability theory and quantum field theory. Pic search.
||1982: Alberto González Domínguez dies ... mathematician working on analysis, probability theory and quantum field theory. Pic search.
File:Hans Weinberger.jpg|link=Hans Weinberger (nonfiction)|2009: Mathematician and academic [[Hans Weinberger (nonfiction)|Hans F. Weinberger]] visits the [[Nested Radical]] coffeehouse in [[New Minneapolis, Canada]], where he gives an impromptu lecture on applications of variational methods for eigenvalue problems in the detection and prevention of [[crimes against mathematical constants]].


||2010: Frederick Jelinek dies ... researcher in information theory, automatic speech recognition, and natural language processing. He is well known for his oft-quoted statement, "Every time I fire a linguist, the performance of the speech recognizer goes up". Pic: https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/24/business/24jelinek.html
||2010: Frederick Jelinek dies ... researcher in information theory, automatic speech recognition, and natural language processing. He is well known for his oft-quoted statement, "Every time I fire a linguist, the performance of the speech recognizer goes up". Pic: https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/24/business/24jelinek.html
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|File:Zero knowledge proof.png|link=Zero-knowledge proof (nonfiction)|2015: Advances in [[Zero-knowledge proof (nonfiction)|zero-knowledge proof]] theory "are central to the problem of mathematical reliability," says mathematician and crime-fighter [[Alice Beta]].
|File:Zero knowledge proof.png|link=Zero-knowledge proof (nonfiction)|2015: Advances in [[Zero-knowledge proof (nonfiction)|zero-knowledge proof]] theory "are central to the problem of mathematical reliability," says mathematician and crime-fighter [[Alice Beta]].
File:Pilgrim.jpg|link=Pilgrim (image) (nonfiction)|2018: ''[[Pilgrim (image) (nonfiction)|Pilgrim]]'' declared Picture of the Day by the citizens of [[New Minneapolis, Canada]].


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  • 1712: Mathematician, astronomer, and engineer Giovanni Domenico Cassini dies. He discovered four satellites of the planet Saturn and noted the division of the rings of Saturn; the Cassini Division was named after him.

    1712: Mathematician, astronomer, and engineer Giovanni Domenico Cassini dies. He discovered four satellites of the planet Saturn and noted the division of the rings of Saturn; the Cassini Division was named after him.

  • 1713: Astronomer and mathematician Johann Kies born. He will be one of the first to propagate Isaac Newton's discoveries in Germany, and willl dedicate two of his works to the Englishman.

    1713: Astronomer and mathematician Johann Kies born. He will be one of the first to propagate Isaac Newton's discoveries in Germany, and willl dedicate two of his works to the Englishman.

  • 1879: Weapons engineer and army officer Karl Heinrich Emil Becker born. He will promote the integration of scientific research into military goals, notably advanced weapons design.

    1879: Weapons engineer and army officer Karl Heinrich Emil Becker born. He will promote the integration of scientific research into military goals, notably advanced weapons design.

  • 1916: Physicist, mathematician, and historian Pierre Duhem dies. He wrote: "A theory of physics is not an explanation. It is a system of mathematical propositions, deduced from a small number of principles, which have for their aim to represent as simply, as completely and as exactly as possible, a group of experimental laws."

    1916: Physicist, mathematician, and historian Pierre Duhem dies. He wrote: "A theory of physics is not an explanation. It is a system of mathematical propositions, deduced from a small number of principles, which have for their aim to represent as simply, as completely and as exactly as possible, a group of experimental laws."

  • 1960: The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is founded.

    1960: The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is founded.

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