{"id":2275,"date":"2010-11-17T14:56:31","date_gmt":"2010-11-17T19:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/?p=2275"},"modified":"2010-11-17T14:57:57","modified_gmt":"2010-11-17T19:57:57","slug":"cct286-on-this-day-in-tech-history-206-222-2426","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/2010\/11\/17\/cct286-on-this-day-in-tech-history-206-222-2426\/","title":{"rendered":"CCT#286: On This Day in Tech History &#8211; 206.222.2426"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Coming up in this episode&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The return of an old Technorama feature<\/li>\n<li>Possibly a more accurate depiction of T-Rex<\/li>\n<li>How much would you pay for an Apple-1?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Listen below with the audio player or<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/2010\/11\/17\/2275\/\"> Click Here<\/a> for complete show notes and video from the show.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"480\" height=\"296\" id=\"utv97327\" name=\"utv_n_119948\"><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"loc=%2F&amp;autoplay=false&amp;vid=10870024&amp;locale=en_US\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.ustream.tv\/flash\/video\/10870024?v3=1\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p><strong>Introducing the team&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shout out to the chat room<\/li>\n<li>Happy Birthday to:\n<ul>\n<li>22 -Tom Posz- (from California, USA)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Wiki.<\/li>\n<li>Listen to the audio stream if you happen to be around. If you cannot make it, you can find us on <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ustream.tv. Search for Technorama.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>On This Day November 17, 2010<\/strong><br \/>\n(voice mail: What happened to On This Day?)<br \/>\nEvents<\/p>\n<p>* 1820 \u2013 Captain Nathaniel Palmer becomes the first American to see  Antarctica (the Palmer Peninsula is later named after him).<br \/>\n* 1858 \u2013 Modified Julian Day zero.<br \/>\n* 1869 \u2013 In Egypt, the Suez Canal, linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, is inaugurated.<br \/>\n* 1947 \u2013 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.<br \/>\n* 1970 \u2013 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.<br \/>\n* 1970 \u2013 Douglas Engelbart receives the patent for the first computer mouse.<br \/>\n* 1979 \u2013 Brisbane Suburban Railway Electrification. The first stage from Ferny Grove to Darra is commissioned.<\/p>\n<p>Births<br \/>\n* 1685 \u2013 Pierre Gaultier, French-Canadian trader and explorer (d. 1749)<br \/>\n* 1749 \u2013 Nicolas Appert, French inventor &#8211; known as the &#8220;father of canning&#8221; (d. 1841)<br \/>\n* 1790 \u2013 August Ferdinand M\u00f6bius, German mathematician (d. 1868)<\/p>\n<p>Deaths<br \/>\n* 1776 \u2013 James Ferguson, British astronomer (b. 1710)<br \/>\n* 1910 \u2013 Ralph Johnstone, pioneer pilot, 1st &#8216;American&#8217; pilot killed in the crash of an airplane, Denver, Colorado (b. 1886)<br \/>\n* 1929 \u2013 Herman Hollerith, American statistician (b. 1860)<\/p>\n<p><strong>News<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/5687521\/chinese-build-15+story-hotel-in-just-six-days-rest-on-seventh\">Brian: Chinese built 15 story high rise in 6 days<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geekologie.com\/2010\/11\/nooooooo_what_the_trex_really.php\">What T-Rex really looked like?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Hacks &amp; Strange Stories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/atomictango.com\/2009\/08\/29\/mac-osx-cougar\/\">Mac OS X Cougar?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/gizmodo\/full\/~3\/8o7KJqDQ0M4\/\">USB flash drive from a 3.5&#8243; floppy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Remember When<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.computerworld.com\/s\/article\/9196321\/Christie_s_hopes_to_snare_242K_for_34_year_old_Apple_computer\">(From Marv) Christie&#8217;s hopes to get 6 figures for an Apple-1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gizmo.do\/a7PteB\">HG Wells saw the Future!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Media Corner<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aintitcool.com\/node\/47418\">Behind the scenes of KAHN!!!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>End of Show Stuff<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We appreciate your support. If you like the show, there are many ways to show your love:\n<ul>\n<li>Go  to the Technorama at chuckchat.com and click on the Contact Us page for  email, twitter, Skype, and other ways to contact us and support the  show.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t forget to take our survey at the website!<\/li>\n<li>Thanks to\n<ul>\n<li>Mad Marv for providing the great blog content<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">uStream who keeps our modest live streams going on Sunday<\/li>\n<li>and our Chat room that is provided by <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">thinstack.net<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>This show is a member of Friends in Tech. Find out more at <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">FriendsInTech.com<\/li>\n<li>We&#8217;re also affiliated with <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">FarpointMedia.com and all the great podcasts over there. Check them out, we know you&#8217;ll\u00a0\u00a0  find something you&#8217;ll enjoy. 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