Geek Fact for January 16th

By Judy Novotny / 01/16/2012 / Geek Facts

In 1967, Robert J Van De Graaff, U.S. nuclear physicist, died at age 65.

He developed a high-voltage electrostatic generator (later called the Van de Graaff generator). You’ll remember it from your local science museum. It is the metal ball that you put your hands on and then your hair stands on end.

In 1989, the USSR announced a plan for a 2-year manned mission to Mars.

This is just one event over the years in the mission to go to Mars.

Read more about going to Mars at http://athena.cornell.edu/reference/timeline.html

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Judy Novotny

Judy is a computer veteran with 30 years of experience. She has owned everything from a TRS-80, Apple IIe and various Windows-based PCs. She is currently living in her Apple ecosystem at home consisting of an iPhone, iPad, iMac, MacBook, Apple TV, iPod nano and two Time Capsules. She is a fan of all things mobile since she got her first Palm Pilot in 1999. Check out her iPad app, Number Wizard, in the App Store. Follow her on Twitter @junovotech or at Junovo.com.