Template:Selected anniversaries/December 26

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  • 1791: Polymath Charles Babbage born. He will construct mechanical computers which anticipate the concept of programmable digital computers.

    1791: Polymath Charles Babbage born. He will construct mechanical computers which anticipate the concept of programmable digital computers.

  • 1896: Physician and physiologist Emil du Bois-Reymond dies. He discovered nerve action potential, and developed experimental electrophysiology.

    1896: Physician and physiologist Emil du Bois-Reymond dies. He discovered nerve action potential, and developed experimental electrophysiology.

  • 1898: Marie and Pierre Curie announce the isolation of radium.

    1898: Marie and Pierre Curie announce the isolation of radium.

  • 1899: Engineer and crime-fighter Gustave Eiffel uses Gnomon algorithm techniques to detect and prevent crimes against physics.

    1899: Engineer and crime-fighter Gustave Eiffel uses Gnomon algorithm techniques to detect and prevent crimes against physics.

  • 2006: Physicist and mathematician Martin David Kruskal dies. He made fundamental contributions in many areas of mathematics and science, including the discovery and theory of solitons.

    2006: Physicist and mathematician Martin David Kruskal dies. He made fundamental contributions in many areas of mathematics and science, including the discovery and theory of solitons.

  • 2016: Survey data reveals widespread Scrimshaw binging the day after Christmas.

    2016: Survey data reveals widespread Scrimshaw binging the day after Christmas.

  • 2017: Steganographic analysis of Blue Foliage unexpectedly reveals "at least five kilobytes" of encrypted data.

    2017: Steganographic analysis of Blue Foliage unexpectedly reveals "at least five kilobytes" of encrypted data.

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