2014 Event The International Court of Justice at the U.N. agrees that Japanese whaling is conducted for commercial purposes, not scientific research; Japan accepts the order to cease all whaling activities in the Antarctic 2013 Event The scientific theory of supersymmetry is challenged after experiments with the Large Hadron Collider yield an incredibly rare particle decay event 2013 Event Scientific studies reveal that dolphins have unique names for one another, much like humans do 2013 Event A scientific study determines that common drugs taken for reducing cholesterol can prevent macular degeneration 2012 Event At a meeting of the International Whaling Commission in Panama City, South Korea announces it's plans to begin 'scientific' whaling of minke whales 1997 Death Manfred Von Ardenne, German scientific pioneer, dies at 90 1996 Death Trevor Illtyd williams, scientific writer, dies at 75 1988 Event Hewlett-Packard introduces HP-28S Advanced Scientific Calculator 1972 Event 1st scientific hand-held calculator, the HP-35, introduced for $395 1959 Event 12 nations sign treaty for scientific peaceful use of Antarctica 1946 Event U.N. Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization formed 1930 Birthday John Fairclough, British scientific adviser 1921 Birthday Trevor Williams, scientific consultant 1921 Birthday Trevor Illtyd Williams, scientific writer 1914 Birthday Martin Gardner, Scientific American math and puzzles columnist 1906 Event 1st radio set advertised (Telimco for $7.50 in Scientific American) claimed to receive signals up to one mile 1903 Death Francis Ellingwood Abbot, theologian (Scientific Theism), dies at 66 1856 Birthday Frederick Winslow Taylor, father of scientific management 1836 Birthday Francis Ellingwood Abbot, Boston, theologian, Scientific Theism 1793 Birthday Johann Lukas Schonlein, helped establish scientific medicine 1703 Death Robert Hooke, scientific genius, dies in London 1607 Event Annales Ecclesiastici (Scientific History of Catholicism) published
