Template:Selected anniversaries/December 16

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  • 1474: Astronomer, mathematician, and physicist Ali Qushji dies. Qushji contributed to the development of astronomical physics independent from natural philosophy, and provided empirical evidence for the Earth's rotation.

    1474: Astronomer, mathematician, and physicist Ali Qushji dies. Qushji contributed to the development of astronomical physics independent from natural philosophy, and provided empirical evidence for the Earth's rotation.

  • 1653: Oliver Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland.

    1653: Oliver Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland.

  • 1887: Polymath and crime-fighter Francis Galton publishes new class of Gnomon algorithm functions which detect and prevent crimes against mathematical constants.

    1887: Polymath and crime-fighter Francis Galton publishes new class of Gnomon algorithm functions which detect and prevent crimes against mathematical constants.

  • 1905: Mathematician, author, and poet Piet Hein born. He will propose the use of superellipses in architecture; superellipses will become the hallmark of modern Scandinavian architecture.

    1905: Mathematician, author, and poet Piet Hein born. He will propose the use of superellipses in architecture; superellipses will become the hallmark of modern Scandinavian architecture.

  • 1947: William Shockley, John Bardeen and Walter Brattain build the first practical point-contact transistor.

    1947: William Shockley, John Bardeen and Walter Brattain build the first practical point-contact transistor.

  • 2012: Signed first edition of Electrical Storm voted Image of the Day by the citizens of New Minneapolis, Canada.

    2012: Signed first edition of Electrical Storm voted Image of the Day by the citizens of New Minneapolis, Canada.

  • 2014: Mathematician and academic Tim Cochran dies. He contributed to topology, especially low-dimensional topology, the theory of knots and links and associated algebra.

    2014: Mathematician and academic Tim Cochran dies. He contributed to topology, especially low-dimensional topology, the theory of knots and links and associated algebra.

  • 2017: Steganographic analysis of Red Spiral unexpectedly reveals "at least five hundred and twelve kilobytes, perhaps a thousand and twenty-four" previously unknown shades of the color color red.

    2017: Steganographic analysis of Red Spiral unexpectedly reveals "at least five hundred and twelve kilobytes, perhaps a thousand and twenty-four" previously unknown shades of the color color red.

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