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The First Mass-Produced Computer
July 2, 1953 IBM announced its 650 series of computers, the first mass-produced computer, and the dominant computer of the decade. The IBM 650 stored information on a rotating magnetic drum and received it on programmed punch cards. Its memory stored numbers with up to 10 decimal digits. This Day in Tech History Tech History…
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SpaceShipOne – First Private Space Flight
June 21, 2004 Financed by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, SpaceShipOne becomes the first spacecraft developed by the free market to enter spaceflight. Launched from a mothership named White Knight, SpaceShipOne flew just beyond the atmosphere into the threshold of space then glided back to Earth. SpaceShipOne would later win the $ 10 million Ansari X…
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First Man-Made Object to Leave Solar System
June 13, 1983 The NASA space probe Pioneer 10 crosses the orbit of Neptune, becoming the first man-made object to leave the Solar System. It was launched on March 2, 1972 toward the red star Aldebaran, which forms the eye of the constellation Taurus. The last contact with Pioneer 10 was on January 23, 2003. Previous…
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First Automobile Accident
May 30, 1896 The first auto accident on record occurs in New York City when a Duryea Motor Wagon driven by Henry Wells collides with a bicycle ridden by Evylyn Thomas. New Yorkers probably accused Henry of being from Jersey, but he was actually from Massachusetts. This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This Day…
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Toddler hears father’s voice for the first time Have you seen this article? Wh…
Toddler hears father’s voice for the first time Have you seen this article? What are your thoughts? Toddler hears father’s voice for the first time Video on msnbc.com: Grayson Clamp, 3, underwent a groundbreaking surgery in April: an auditory brain stem implant that’s opened up a whole new world. Now Grayson is starting to recognize…
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Toddler hears father’s voice for the first time Have you seen this article? Wh…
Toddler hears father’s voice for the first time Have you seen this article? What are your thoughts? Toddler hears father’s voice for the first time Video on msnbc.com: Grayson Clamp, 3, underwent a groundbreaking surgery in April: an auditory brain stem implant that’s opened up a whole new world. Now Grayson is starting to recognize…
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Toddler hears father’s voice for the first time Have you seen this article? Wh…
Toddler hears father’s voice for the first time Have you seen this article? What are your thoughts? Toddler hears father’s voice for the first time Video on msnbc.com: Grayson Clamp, 3, underwent a groundbreaking surgery in April: an auditory brain stem implant that’s opened up a whole new world. Now Grayson is starting to recognize…
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First Female to Fly Solo Across Atlantic
May 20, 1932 Five years to the day after Charles Lindbergh took off on his historic first solo flight across the Atlantic, Amelia Earhart takes off from Newfoundland. While her original destination was France, weather and mechanical problems force her to land in Ireland nearly 15 hours after she took off. She become the first woman and second…
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Outdoor Track Competes In First Full Day Of IC4A And ECAC Championships
Outdoor Track Competes In First Full Day Of IC4A And ECAC Championships Live Results PRINCETON, N.J. – The 2014 season is beginning to wind down, with only a few more events on the University at Albany outdoor track schedule. With each passing meet, fewer and fewer athletes will continue competing week to week, and this…
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First Laser Created
May 16, 1960 Physicist Theodore Maiman creates the first laser light, using a synthetic-ruby crystal device. He was not the first to develop the theories behind lasers nor first to apply for patents, but he was the first to create an operating laser device. The light produced by this device was not a true beam…