Coming up in this episode…
- The return of an old Technorama feature
- Possibly a more accurate depiction of T-Rex
- How much would you pay for an Apple-1?
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This show is dedicated to Leo Schwaren, a dedicated Technorama listener who passed away on November 6th. We were devastated by the news. Our prayers are with his family, especially his son Jorge who has been a long time Technorama listener.
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On This Day November 17, 2010
(voice mail: What happened to On This Day?)
Events
* 1820 – Captain Nathaniel Palmer becomes the first American to see Antarctica (the Palmer Peninsula is later named after him).
* 1858 – Modified Julian Day zero.
* 1869 – In Egypt, the Suez Canal, linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, is inaugurated.
* 1947 – American scientists John Bardeen and Walter Brattain observe the basic principles of the transistor, a key element for the electronics revolution of the 20th Century.
* 1970 – Luna program: The Soviet Union lands Lunokhod 1 on Mare Imbrium (Sea of Rains) on the Moon. This is the first roving remote-controlled robot to land on another world and is released by the orbiting Luna 17 spacecraft.
* 1970 – Douglas Engelbart receives the patent for the first computer mouse.
* 1979 – Brisbane Suburban Railway Electrification. The first stage from Ferny Grove to Darra is commissioned.
Births
* 1685 – Pierre Gaultier, French-Canadian trader and explorer (d. 1749)
* 1749 – Nicolas Appert, French inventor – known as the “father of canning” (d. 1841)
* 1790 – August Ferdinand Möbius, German mathematician (d. 1868)
Deaths
* 1776 – James Ferguson, British astronomer (b. 1710)
* 1910 – Ralph Johnstone, pioneer pilot, 1st ‘American’ pilot killed in the crash of an airplane, Denver, Colorado (b. 1886)
* 1929 – Herman Hollerith, American statistician (b. 1860)
News
Hacks & Strange Stories
Remember When
Media Corner
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