Episode 648: Computers, They Byte.

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On This Day In History for August 18, 2021

This is the 230th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 135 days remaining in 2021.

• It was on this date in 1783, that A huge fireball meteor was seen across Great Britain as it passes over the east coast
• That same date in 1868, French astronomer Pierre Janssen discovered helium
• 118 years ago today, German engineer Karl Jatho allegedly flew his self-made, motored gliding airplane four months before the first flight of the Wright brothers
• On August 18, 2020, the new Microsoft Flight Simulator was launched

Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

• Italian composer and conductor, Antonio Salieri, born on this date in 1750.
• Meriwether Lewis, American soldier, explorer, and politician was born on that same date in 1774.
• American businessman, founded Marshall Field’s, Marshall Field was born 187 years ago today.
• American businessman, Max Factor, Jr., born on this date in 1904.
• Born August 18, 1911, Hungarian computer scientist and programmer Klara Dan von Neumann.
• American actress, Shelley Winters, born on this date in 1920.
• Also born on that same date in 1933,  French-Polish director, producer, screenwriter, and actor, Roman Polanski.
• Vincent Bugliosi, the American lawyer and author was born 87 years ago today.
• Also turning 78 today is American actor and comedian Martin Mull.
• Also born on that same date in 1950,  English drummer and sculptor, Dennis Elliott.
• American actor and dancer, Patrick Swayze was born 69 years ago today.
• Also born on that same date in 1954,  Italian astrophysicist, astronaut, and politician, Umberto Guidoni
• Also turning 64 today is American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter Denis Leary.
• American actor and producer, Malcolm-Jamal Warner is 51 today.

Listener Birthdays

• 19 – Brian Litecky (blitecky)
• 19 – Matt Rider (The Eagle Scout Geek )
• 20 – Jedi_Kez (aka Brian From Winnipeg)
• 22 – Zoidberg [1967]
• 22 – Kyle Slingo
• 22 – AlchemyDragon
• 24 – Kira Fiore (Krazy Joe & Christine’s daughter)

And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for August  18, 2021

• If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our website and look for the Birthday Calendar link.

News

• The Amiga is the latest game system to get a mini retro remake – The Verge
• Asteroid Bennu has 1 in 1,750 chance of smashing into Earth, NASA says – CNET

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Remember When

• Mayflower 400 years: How many people are related to the Mayflower pilgrims?
• Remastered Apollo 15 photos reveal new details, just in time for mission’s 50th anniversary
• Scientists map 17,000-year-old woolly mammoth’s path using its tusk – CNET

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Geek Library

• Auto-aiming bow vs. FLYING targets – YouTube
• Pizza Delivered to Space – YouTube

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• What’s a fact that’s real, but sounds completely fake?

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