Template:Selected anniversaries/August 19

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  • 1662: Mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer, and Christian philosopher Blaise Pascal dies. He did pioneering work on calculating machines.

    1662: Mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer, and Christian philosopher Blaise Pascal dies. He did pioneering work on calculating machines.

  • 1822: Mathematician and astronomer Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre dies. He was one of the first astronomers to derive astronomical equations from analytical formulas.

    1822: Mathematician and astronomer Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre dies. He was one of the first astronomers to derive astronomical equations from analytical formulas.

  • 1823: Red Eyes Fighting depicts martial artist and crime-fighter Red Eyes breaking up a math lab.

    1823: Red Eyes Fighting depicts martial artist and crime-fighter Red Eyes breaking up a math lab.

  • 1906: Inventor Philo Farnsworth born. He will make many crucial contributions to the early development of all-electronic television.

    1906: Inventor Philo Farnsworth born. He will make many crucial contributions to the early development of all-electronic television.

  • 1993: Actor-cryptographer Niles Cartouchian confirms that he personally designed the computational security protocols featured in the action-adventure film Dard Hunter, Glyph Warden.

    1993: Actor-cryptographer Niles Cartouchian confirms that he personally designed the computational security protocols featured in the action-adventure film Dard Hunter, Glyph Warden.

  • 1994: Chemist, biochemist, peace activist, author, and educator Linus Pauling dies.

    1994: Chemist, biochemist, peace activist, author, and educator Linus Pauling dies.

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