In 1741, astronomer Anders Celsius introduced the Centigrade temperature scale. Anders Celsius originally used 0 for the boiling point of water and 100 for the freezing point. After his death in 1744, the scale was reversed to its present form. Learn more at http://www.newsfinder.org/site/more/anders_celsius/.
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In 1893, Henry Ford completed the construction of his first usable gas motor. At the time, Henry Ford was the chief steam engineer for the Edison Illuminating Company. Learn more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ford.
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In 2008, Distribution Video Audio, Inc. shipped its final truckload of VHS tapes, marking the end of the VHS format. In the era of the VCR, JVC’s VHS format was much more popular than rival Sony’s Betamax format. Learn more at http://mroche.umwblogs.org/history-of-the-vhs/.
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In 1882 , the first string of Christmas tree lights was created by Edward H. Johnson. Edward H. Johnson was an associate of Thomas Edison. By 1900, department stores started to use Christmas tree lights for their Christmas displays. Learn more at http://inventors.about.com/od/cstartinventions/a/Xmas_Lights.htm.
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It’s that time of year again… No matter what your beliefs are it is a time of celebration, family, thankfulness, and reflection. Looking back on the past year here at DCT is nothing but a pleasure. From quality content to the great authors I have
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Digiarty Christmas Giveaway Part 2: Package of 3 iDevice related applications… expires on January 2nd. iPad DVD Ripper: Rip and back up DVD to iPad, iPhone, iPod, Apple TV. iPhone Video Converter: Convert various videos for playback with iOS devices. iPhone Ringtone Maker: Create M4R
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In 1968, Apollo 8 was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The crew of Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and William Anders were the first people to ever leave the gravitational influence of the Earth and orbit another celestial body, the Moon. Learn more
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I’m constantly on the lookout for new, interesting or innovative freeware, but anything labeled portable is always bound to pique my interest, regardless. Not all software can be portable of course, many programs need to be integrated into the system in order for them to
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In 1938, Vladimir Zworykin received a patent for the Iconoscope. The Iconoscope was the first television camera tube to see widespread use. Learn more at http://uv201.com/Tube_Pages/iconoscopes.htm.
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With the introduction of its latest innovation, it appears GE may have set some kind of record for the ultimate in miniaturization. In a move which has the potential to revolutionize consumer electronics and usher in a new generation of thinner, quieter, and more powerful
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In 1974, The Altair 8800 microcomputer kit went on sale in the U.S. as a do-it-yourself computer kit. Sold by Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS), the Altair used switches for input, indicator lights as a display and was powered by a 2MHz Intel 8080A
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Lately, that is the question that I have been hearing from many friends, family members and co-workers. They have decided to buy an iPad. They’re just not sure which model to buy. There are three models currently available — iPad 2, iPad with Retina display
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uRex Videomark Platinum Xmas giveaway… expires 5th January. Mark videos your own style and keep unique uRex Videomark Platinum is a great solution to easily add video watermark. Users are allowed to insert text, image and shape watermark into a video effortlessly. uRex Videomark
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In 1987, Larry Wall released the first version of Perl. Perl stands for Practical Extraction And Reporting Language. Working at NASA, Larry Wall designed it to serve as a general purpose Unix scripting language. Learn more at http://www.linuxtopia.org/Perl_Programming/pickingUpPerl_85.html.
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