Template:Selected anniversaries/August 9
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1906: Inventor Philo Farnsworth born. He will make many crucial contributions to the early development of all-electronic television.
1927: Cognitive scientist and artificial intelligence researcher Marvin Minsky born.
1932: Mathematician John Charles Fields dies. He founded the Fields Medal for outstanding achievement in mathematics.
1964: Publication of The Hal Jordan Playbook reveals new class of crimes against mathematical constants.