In this episode…
- A way to grow your double your brain capacity
- The French apologize for everything
- We take a hands on look at the first sentient robot
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Introducing the team…
- Happy Birthday to:
- 29 – Shepherd Thom from outside of the known universe
- 30 – Julio Diaz (JulioTijuana)
- If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki.
On This Day In History for April 25, 2012
- It was on this date in 1782 that Highwayman Nicolas J. Pelletier becomes the first person executed by guillotine.
- The last survivors of the Donner Party are out of the wilderness today in 1847
- Also today in 1859 – British and French engineers break ground for the Suez Canal.
- New York becomes the first U.S. state to require automobile license plates on this date in 1901
- Today in 1939 – DC Comics publishes its second major superhero in Detective Comics – he is Batman, one of the most popular comic book superheroes of all time.
- Also on this date in 1953 – Francis Crick and James D. Watson publish Molecular structure of nucleic acids: a structure for deoxyribose nucleic acid describing the double helix structure of DNA.
- 53 years ago today – The St. Lawrence Seaway, linking the North American Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean, officially opens to shipping.
- it was on this date in 1960 – The U.S. Navy submarine USS Triton completes the first submerged circumnavigation of the globe.
- Robert Noyce is granted a patent for an integrated circuit today in 1961.
- 29 years ago today, Pioneer 10 travels beyond Pluto‘s orbit.
- and today in 2003 – The Human Genome Project comes to an end two and a half years earlier than expected.
Happy Birthday goes out on this day to:
- Scottish astronomer James Ferguson, born today in 1710
- Also born on this date in 1849 German mathematician Felix Klein
- American aviator John Bevins Moisant, was born today in 1868
- Italian inventor, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics, Guglielmo Marconi, was born today 1874
- Happy birthday to French astronomer, Gerard Henri de Vaucouleurs, today in 1918
- Also Felix Berezin, the Russian mathematician was born today in 1931
- Hank Azaria, the man of many voices on the Simpsons turns 48
- Firefly actress Gina Torres, turns 43
- as does actress Renée Zellweger
News
Hacks & Strange Stories
- Did Technorama inspire the handmade particle accelerator?
- Designer nori on your sushi?
- Ever heard of Witzelsucht? Sounds funny … at first.
Remember When
- The Apple ][ just turned 35!
- Why we don’t have robots at restaurants. These guys ruined it for everyone!
What the Chuck!
What the Kreg!
- I saw The Three Stooges today
End of Show Stuff
- No show next week for May 2, 2012. Chuck is out of town (again) – sorry
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