Coming up on this show…
- The end of a computer sales era
- The most electrifying Christmas tree
- What the heck is protein folding anyway?
On This Day in Tech History
- 1862 – USS Cairo sank on the Yazoo River, becoming the first armored ship to be sunk by an electrically detonated mine.
- 1901 – Guglielmo Marconi receives the first trans-Atlantic radio signal at Signal Hill in St John’s, Newfoundland.
- 2006 – Peugeot produce their last car at the Ryton Plant signalling the end of mass car production in Coventry, formerly a major centre of the British motor industry.
Births
- 1659 – Francesco Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (d. 1739)
- 1892 – Herman Potocnik Noordung, Austro-Hungarian-born rocket engineer (d. 1929)
- 1927 – Robert Noyce, American inventor (d. 1990)
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News
- (Chip Qwerty – Magna Carta for Sale)
- Chuck is going to LOVE this:
- CNN finds that C-64 still loved I say Duhr!
- Shuttle Delayed till jan!
Hacks & Strange Stories
- (Promo: House Fire Help 0:57)
- Strange watches w/Dr. Michio Kaku
- Tesla Christmas Tree – Marv
- 100 Greatest Tech Innovtions? Not sure about that…
- Dinosaur Mummy found!
Media Corner
- Recap of “Tin Man” on Sci-Fi Channel
- Sarah Connor Chronicles News – Norb
- R2-D2 Translator – Marv (w/clip)
Geek Library
- (Promo: The Brit and Yankee 0:41)
- (Clip: Scientist Kinda Guy 8:04)
- Get the Flux out of here – Dr. Phil
- Spaceship Earth Ride with Woz?
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