1889 – Iconoscope Inventor Vladimir Zworykin Born
Iconoscope inventor Vladimir Zworykin was
born in Russia. After emigrating to Pittsburgh, Zworykin took a job at
Westinghouse Electric Corp., where in 1923 he filed a patent for the
iconoscope, the first television transmission tube and a technology that was to
become of interest to early computer designers. With a later invention, the
kinescope, Zworykin was able to create the first all-electric television
system. Zworykin took the technology to RCA in 1929, where he continued his
work and earned the title “father of television.”
1898 –
The Winton Motor Carriage
Company placed a magazine advertisement in Scientific American calling on
readers to “dispense with a horse.” It’s the earliest known automobile ad.
1971 –
The Apollo 15 mission landed
the first lunar rover onto the moon.
1979 – Apple Lisa is Born
Apple begins work on the Lisa, which would
become the world’s first commercial computer with a graphical user interface.
Originally intended to sell for $2,000 and sells for $10,000. Utilizing
technology that is a head of its time, the high cost, relative lack of software,
and some hardware reliability issue ultimately sink the success of the Lisa.
However, much of the technology introduced by the Lisa influenced the
development of the Macintosh as well as other future computer and operating
system designs.
1996 – Atari, JTS Merger Approved
In a four minute meeting, the stockholder
voted 42 million to 11 thousand in favor to the merge Atari and JTS in 1996.
Because of the decision, Sam Tramiel picks up the severance checks, but agrees
to stay in office while the company transitions. JTS held the Atari name until
March 1998 when Hasbro bought the brand for 5 million dollars.
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