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File:Simon Marius.jpg|link=Simon Marius (nonfiction)|1573: Astronomer [[Simon Marius (nonfiction)|Simon Marius]] born.  He will discover the four largest moons of Jupiter, independently of Galileo Galilei.
File:Simon Marius.jpg|link=Simon Marius (nonfiction)|1573: Astronomer [[Simon Marius (nonfiction)|Simon Marius]] born.  He will discover the four largest moons of Jupiter, independently of Galileo Galilei.
File:Galileo Galilei.jpg|link=Galileo Galilei|1574: Astronomer, physicist, engineer, philosopher, mathematician, and crime-fighter [[Galileo Galilei]] says that he is "not jealous of [[Simon Marius (nonfiction)|Simon Marius]]' future accomplishments."


||1580: Giambattista Benedetti dies ... mathematician from Venice who was also interested in physics, mechanics, the construction of sundials, and the science of music. Pic (book cover).
||1580: Giambattista Benedetti dies ... mathematician from Venice who was also interested in physics, mechanics, the construction of sundials, and the science of music. Pic (book cover).
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||1831: Edward John Routh dies ... mathematician, noted as the outstanding coach of students preparing for the Mathematical Tripos examination of the University of Cambridge in its heyday in the middle of the nineteenth century. He also did much to systematise the mathematical theory of mechanics and created several ideas critical to the development of modern control systems theory. Pic.
||1831: Edward John Routh dies ... mathematician, noted as the outstanding coach of students preparing for the Mathematical Tripos examination of the University of Cambridge in its heyday in the middle of the nineteenth century. He also did much to systematise the mathematical theory of mechanics and created several ideas critical to the development of modern control systems theory. Pic.
File:David Brewster.jpg|link=David Brewster (nonfiction)|1840: Physicist, mathematician, astronomer, inventor, and crime-fighter [[David Brewster (nonfiction)|David Brewster]] publishes new class of [[Gnomon algorithm functions]] which detect and prevent [[crimes against physics]].


File:Jørgen Jørgensen (Eckersberg).jpg|link=Jørgen Jørgensen (nonfiction)|1841: Adventurer [[Jørgen Jørgensen (nonfiction)|Jørgen Jørgensen]] dies. He sailed to Iceland, declaring the country independent from Denmark and pronouncing himself its ruler, intending to found a new republic following the United States of America and France.
File:Jørgen Jørgensen (Eckersberg).jpg|link=Jørgen Jørgensen (nonfiction)|1841: Adventurer [[Jørgen Jørgensen (nonfiction)|Jørgen Jørgensen]] dies. He sailed to Iceland, declaring the country independent from Denmark and pronouncing himself its ruler, intending to found a new republic following the United States of America and France.
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||1895: Gábor Szegő born ... mathematician and academic. Pic: http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/PictDisplay/Szego.html
||1895: Gábor Szegő born ... mathematician and academic. Pic: http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/PictDisplay/Szego.html
File:Elisha Gray.jpg|link=|1898: Electrical engineer [[Elisha Gray (nonfiction)|Elisha Gray]] uses his "telephote" technology to detect and prevent [[crimes against mathematical constants]].


||1899: Kenjiro Takayanagi born ...  engineer ... TV. Pic.
||1899: Kenjiro Takayanagi born ...  engineer ... TV. Pic.
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||2007: Anatol Rapoport dies mathematical psychologist. He contributed to the mathematical modeling of social interaction and stochastic models of contagion. Pic.
||2007: Anatol Rapoport dies mathematical psychologist. He contributed to the mathematical modeling of social interaction and stochastic models of contagion. Pic.
File:Bernoulli_wappen.png|link=Bernoulli family (nonfiction)|2016: New members of [[Bernoulli family (nonfiction)|Bernoulli family]] unexpectedly discovered during routine upgrade to [[Cellular automaton (nonfiction)|dynastic cellular automata]].




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  • 1573: Astronomer Simon Marius born. He will discover the four largest moons of Jupiter, independently of Galileo Galilei.

    1573: Astronomer Simon Marius born. He will discover the four largest moons of Jupiter, independently of Galileo Galilei.

  • 1775: Physicist and mathematician André-Marie Ampère born. He will be one of the founders of the science of classical electromagnetism, which he will referr to as "electrodynamics".

    1775: Physicist and mathematician André-Marie Ampère born. He will be one of the founders of the science of classical electromagnetism, which he will referr to as "electrodynamics".

  • 1841: Adventurer Jørgen Jørgensen dies. He sailed to Iceland, declaring the country independent from Denmark and pronouncing himself its ruler, intending to found a new republic following the United States of America and France.

    1841: Adventurer Jørgen Jørgensen dies. He sailed to Iceland, declaring the country independent from Denmark and pronouncing himself its ruler, intending to found a new republic following the United States of America and France.

  • 1901: Electrical engineer Zénobe Gramme dies. He invented the first usefully powerful electric motor.

    1901: Electrical engineer Zénobe Gramme dies. He invented the first usefully powerful electric motor.

  • 1904: Mathematician Renato Caccioppoli born. Caccioppoli will contribute to mathematical analysis, including the theory of functions of several complex variables, functional analysis, and measure theory.

    1904: Mathematician Renato Caccioppoli born. Caccioppoli will contribute to mathematical analysis, including the theory of functions of several complex variables, functional analysis, and measure theory.

  • 1959: Project SCORE satellite makes contact with orbital artificial intelligence AESOP.

    1959: Project SCORE satellite makes contact with orbital artificial intelligence AESOP.

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