In 1940, the Federal Communications Commission got its first demonstration of FM radio by Major Edwin H. Armstrong. According to Major Armstrong’s niece, Jeanne Hammond: Another inventor, Lee DeForest, challenged Armstrong’s priority for this discovery and the issue was twice argued before the US Supreme […]
No doubting the most dramatic event for the industry during 2011 was the passing of Steve Jobs. Regardless of personal likes or dislikes, Mr. Jobs must surely be remembered as a truly great man; an innovator who’s inventiveness and entrepreneurial talents made an
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In 1958, Sputnik 1 reentered the earth’s atmosphere and burned up. Launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957, it was the first artificial satellite in history. Learn more about Sputnik 1 at http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/gal100/sputnik.html In 1959, Luna 1 became the first spacecraft to reach
If it’s January, it’s time for an Apple announcement. Right around the time of CES, Apple routinely announces that it has an upcoming event. This is particularly true since it no longer participates in iWorld (previously Macworld). In January 2009, the iPad was announced. In
In 1825, the first engineering college in the United States, Rensselaer School, opened in Troy, New York. The school opened on Monday, January 3, 1825 at the Old Bank Place. It is now known as Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Learn more about Rensselaer at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Rensselaer_Polytechnic_Institute In
Recently I received an e-mail query from one of my readers. Apparently I had referenced the Table Tool tab in an article and he could not find it. I could see where he might be confused and responded letting him know that it is not
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In 1839, the first photo of the Moon was taken by French photographer Louis Daguerre. This is the earliest known photograph of the Moon, a daguerrotype photograph taken in 1851 by John Adams Whipple. Daguerre’s photograph was destroyed in 1839 when a fire burned his
In 1992, computer scientist Admiral Grace Murray Hopper died. Born December 9th, 1906, perhaps her best-known contribution to computing was the invention of the compiler, the intermediate program that translates English language instructions into the language of the target computer. Learn more about Admiral Hopper
In 1744, James Bradley announced the discovery of Earth’s motion of nutation, or wobble. James Bradley discovered nutation, the oscillation of the earth’s axis, caused by the changing direction of the gravitational pull of the moon on the equatorial bulge. Learn more at http://www.answers.com/topic/james-bradley
In 1938, the electronic television system was patented by Vladimir K. Zworykin. Throughout the 1920s, RCA’s Vladimir Zworykin was busy developing the Iconoscope camera tube that would become the foundation for the all-electronic systems that would follow. Zworykin’s work was based on a CRT receiver
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Avast has recently released its free security app for use on Android devices, such as T-Mobile new cell phones. Simply named ‘Avast Mobile Security’, the app includes an extensive set of Android specific security features, including real time protection, malicious app scanning, premium SMS blocking,
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In 1800, Charles Goodyear was born in New Haven, Connecticut. In 1843, Charles Goodyear discovered that if you removed the sulphur from rubber then heated it, it would retain its elasticity. This process called vulcanization made rubber waterproof and winter-proof and opened the door for
