1844 – First Telegraph Service Launched
Samuel Morse sends the first telegraphic message over a line from Washington, D.C. to Baltimore. The message, “What hath God wrought!” was transmitted to his partner, Alfred Vail, who retransmitted the same message back to Morse. This formally opened America’s first telegraph line, launching America’s first form of instant communication in history. The biblical text was selected by Annie Ellsworth, the teenage daughter of the U.S. Commissioner of Patents.
1935 – General Electric Co. sold the first spectrophotometer. It could detect two million different shades of color and make a permanent record chart of the results.
1940 – Igor Sikorsky performs the first successful single rotor helicopter flight.
1961 – MIT’s Clark Begins Work on LINC Computer
Wes Clark began his work on LINC, or the Laboratory Instrument Computer, at MIT's Lincoln Laboratory. His plan was to create a computer for biomedical research, that was easy to program and maintain, that could be communicated with while it operated, and that could process biotechnical signals directly. Building on his previous experience in developing the Whirlwind, TX-0, and other early computers, Clark set to work on one of the earliest examples of a “user friendly” machine – setting the standard for personal computer design in the following decades.
1985 – Quantum Computer Services (AOL) Founded
Quantum Computer Service was founded. Technically, it was a reorganization of Control Video Corporation, a company that started in 1983.The Company was selling online service “Gameline” to Atari 2600 users. You would pay $49.95 for the modern and also a one-time $15 setup fee. With the reorganization, Jim Kimsey became Chief Executive Officer and Marc Seriff took the CTO role. Ninety employees quit, ten remained. The company changed to sell Quantum Link for commodore 64 and 128 consoles. Eventually, they would get into AppleLink and PC Link. Quantum Computer Service eventually (October 1989) changed their name to America Online (AOL).
Quantum Computer Service was founded. Technically, it was a reorganization of Control Video Corporation, a company that started in 1983.The Company was selling online service “Gameline” to Atari 2600 users. You would pay $49.95 for the modern and also a one-time $15 setup fee. With the reorganization, Jim Kimsey became Chief Executive Officer and Marc Seriff took the CTO role. Ninety employees quit, ten remained. The company changed to sell Quantum Link for commodore 64 and 128 consoles. Eventually, they would get into AppleLink and PC Link. Quantum Computer Service eventually (October 1989) changed their name to America Online (AOL).
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