Template:Selected anniversaries/February 28

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  • 1533: Philosopher and author Michel de Montaigne born. He will be one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance, known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre.

    1533: Philosopher and author Michel de Montaigne born. He will be one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance, known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre.

  • 1552: Clockmaker and mathematician Jost Bürgi born. He will be recognized during his own lifetime as one of the most excellent mechanical engineers of his generation.

    1552: Clockmaker and mathematician Jost Bürgi born. He will be recognized during his own lifetime as one of the most excellent mechanical engineers of his generation.

  • 1901: Chemist, biochemist, peace activist, author, and educator Linus Pauling born.

    1901: Chemist, biochemist, peace activist, author, and educator Linus Pauling born.

  • 1961: Codebreaker, historian, academic, and alleged time-traveller Florence Newman Trefethen discovers new class of Gnomon algorithm functions which use high-energy literature sensors to analyze the form and function of poetry.

    1961: Codebreaker, historian, academic, and alleged time-traveller Florence Newman Trefethen discovers new class of Gnomon algorithm functions which use high-energy literature sensors to analyze the form and function of poetry.

  • 2017: Steganographic analysis of excerpt from "Burglars" unexpected reveals "at least half a gigabyte of encrypted data, probably related to the ENIAC program".

    2017: Steganographic analysis of excerpt from "Burglars" unexpected reveals "at least half a gigabyte of encrypted data, probably related to the ENIAC program".

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