Geek Facts for October 11th – VisiCalc and a Few Firsts in Space

In 1979, Visicalc was released.

VisiCalc was the first computer spreadsheet program and ran on an Apple II computer.  VisiCalc introduced a new level in application software.

Learn more at http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa010199.htm.

In 1984, several ‘firsts’ occurred during the Space Shuttle Challenger mission.

Marc Garneau became the first Canadian in space and astronaut Kathryn Sullivan became the first American woman to perform a space walk. This was also the first mission that included two women, Kathryn Sullivan and Sally Ride.

Learn more at http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-41G.html.

Scroll to Top

WHY NOT SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER?

Get great content like this delivered to your inbox!

It's free, convenient, and delivered right to your inbox! We do not spam and we will not share your address. Period!