British electrical engineer famous as a writer. His works include the popular book on infinitesimal calculus, Calculus Made Easy (still in print) and Elementary Lessons in Electricity and Magnetism.
Silvanus P. Thompson was born on 19 June, 1851
Today's Events: 20 April
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Apollo 16 lands on the moon
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First human organ replacement
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Vitaphone process – add sound to film – announced
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Radium chloride refined by Marie and Pierre Curie
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Secchi disk demonstrated
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Theory of spontaneous generation proven false
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Rare Sun Dog phenomenon observed in Stockholm
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David Filo Birthday
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