Template:Selected anniversaries/December 14

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  • 1546: Astronomer Tycho Brahe born. He will make observations some five times more accurate than the best available observations at the time.

    1546: Astronomer Tycho Brahe born. He will make observations some five times more accurate than the best available observations at the time.

  • 1560: Didacus automaton announces world tour, plans to "travel the seven seas and visit the furthest lands."

    1560: Didacus automaton announces world tour, plans to "travel the seven seas and visit the furthest lands."

  • 1782: The Montgolfier brothers' first balloon lifts off on its first test flight. Shown here: first public flight (June 4, 1783).

    1782: The Montgolfier brothers' first balloon lifts off on its first test flight. Shown here: first public flight (June 4, 1783).

  • 1922: Physicist and educator Nikolay Basov born. He will do fundamental work in the field of quantum electronics.

    1922: Physicist and educator Nikolay Basov born. He will do fundamental work in the field of quantum electronics.

  • 1940: Plutonium (specifically Pu-238) is first isolated at Berkeley, California.

    1940: Plutonium (specifically Pu-238) is first isolated at Berkeley, California.

  • 1947: Thomas Goldsmith Jr. is granted a patent for a "Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Device", the first ever electronic game.

    1947: Thomas Goldsmith Jr. is granted a patent for a "Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Device", the first ever electronic game.

  • 1953: Anthropologist, ethnobotanist, author, and photographer Wade Davis born.

    1953: Anthropologist, ethnobotanist, author, and photographer Wade Davis born.

  • 1976: Viking program: The Viking 2 orbiter begins its extended mission.

    1976: Viking program: The Viking 2 orbiter begins its extended mission.

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