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  • Episode 707: Why am I bothering to say this?

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    On This Day In History for April 5, 2023
    This is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 270 days remaining in 2023.

    It was on this date in 1621, that The Mayflower set sail from Plymouth, Massachusetts on a return trip to England.
    On April 5, 1922, The American Birth Control League, forerunner of Planned Parenthood, was incorporated
    It was 72 years ago today, that Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were sentenced to death for spying for the Soviet Union
    Also on April 5, 1998, In Japan, the Akashi Kaikyō Bridge opened to traffic, becoming the longest bridge span in the world

    Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

    Italian mathematician, astronomer, and physicist, Vincenzo Viviani, born on this date in 1622.
    Jean Baptiste Seroux d’Agincourt, French archaeologist and historian was born on that same date in 1730.
    Joseph Lister, the English surgeon and academic was born 196 years ago today.
    Enrico Mazzanti, Italian engineer and cartoonist was born on that same date in 1850.
    Washington Atlee Burpee, the Canadian businessman, founded Burpee Seeds was born 165 years ago today.
    Born April 5, 1869, Russian physicist, mathematician, and engineer Sergey Chaplygin.
    Joseph Rheden, the Austrian astronomer was born 150 years ago today.
    British physicist Frederick Lindemann was born 137 years ago today.
    Lawrence Dale Bell, American industrialist and founder of Bell Aircraft Corporation was born on that same date in 1894.
    American actress, Bette Davis, born on this date in 1908.
    Antonio Ferri, Italian scientist was born on that same date in 1912.
    Also born on that same date in 1926, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, Roger Corman.
    Donald Lynden-Bell, the English astrophysicist and astronomer was born 88 years ago today.
    Also turning 77 today is Uruguayan astronomer Julio Ángel Fernández.
    American engineer and astronaut, Judith Resnik was born 74 years ago today.
    American inventor and businessman, founded Segway Inc, Dean Kamen, born on this date in 1951.
    American actor, Mitch Pileggi is 71 today.
    Also turning 71 today is American author and editor John C. Dvorak.

    Listener Birthdays

    5 – Chad Davis, Jon Issler (hsteckylf)
    5 – Griffin Sylvester (Ildreancipher)
    5 – Martine Tysmans – citytrips, traveling, jokes… (in Dutch)
    5 – Ringmaster Greg from Dancing With Elephants
    6 – Trevor Litecky (future Geek)
    7 – P.C. Haring

    And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for April  5, 2023

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    News

    Astronomers Just Found a Radio Galaxy That Turned Into a Blazar
    Chernobyl Dogs Are Experiencing Rapid Evolution, Biologists Say
    Amazon just opened up its Sidewalk network for anyone to build connected gadgets on

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  • Episode 705: Release Boredom in a Fun Way

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    On This Day In History for March 22, 2023
    This is the 81st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 284 days remaining in 2023.

    It was on this date in 1508, that Ferdinand II of Aragon commissioned Amerigo Vespucci chief navigator of the Spanish Empire.
    It was 392 years ago today, that The Massachusetts Bay Colony outlawed the possession of cards, dice, and gaming tables.
    On March 22, 1895, Before the Société pour L’Encouragement à l’Industrie, brothers Auguste and Louis Lumière demonstrated movie film technology publicly for the first time.
    It was on this date in 1960, that Arthur Leonard Schawlow and Charles Hard Townes received the first patent for a laser
    On March 22, 1963, The Beatles released their debut album Please Please Me.
    March 22, 1982, NASA’s Space Shuttle Columbia was launched from the Kennedy Space Center on its third mission, STS-3
    The Intel Corporation shipped the first Pentium chips (80586), featuring a 60 MHz clock speed, 100+ MIPS, and a 64 bit data path on this date in 1993
    Also on March 22, 1995, Cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov returned to earth after setting a record of 438 days in space
    26 years ago today, Comet Hale-Bopp reached its closest approach to Earth at 1.315 AU.

    Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

    Persian astronomer and mathematician, Ulugh Beg, born on this date in 1394.
    Born March 22, 1785, English scientist Adam Sedgwick.
    Greek scientist, Anastassios Christomanos was born 182 years ago today.
    American novelist and short story writer, Louis L’Amour, born on this date in 1908.
    Werner Klemperer, German-American actor was born on that same date in 1920.
    Born March 22, 1924, American journalist and author, founded USA Today Al Neuharth.
    Russian test pilot, participant in the launch of the first artificial Earth satellite, Yevgeny Ostashev, born on this date in 1924.
    Also born on that same date in 1940,  American physicist and inventor, George Edward Alcorn, Jr..
    Also turning 77 today is American mathematician, computer scientist, and author Rudy Rucker.

    Listener Birthdays

    23 – Steve Riekeberg a.k.a. MissingIntellect of Geek Cred
    23 – Richard Parkman
    25 – Nicholas St Gabriel
    26 – Chuck Tomasi
    26 – Brina Baird in Hampton, VA

    And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for March 22, 2023

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    You can now run a GPT-3-level AI model on your laptop, phone, and Raspberry Pi | Ars Technica
    ARTEMIS: ‘World’s fastest’ humanoid robot readies for RoboCup (interestingengineering.com)

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  • Episode 704: Pi Hangover Day?

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    On This Day In History for March 15, 2023
    This is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 291 days remaining in 2023.

    It was on this date in 44 BC, that The assassination of Julius Caesar took place.
    That same date in 1823, Sailor Benjamin Morrell erroneously reported the existence of the island of New South Greenland near Antarctica.
    It was also this date in 1877 that First ever official cricket test match was played: Australia vs England at the MCG Stadium, in Melbourne, Australia.
    It was on this date in 1965, that President Lyndon B. Johnson, responding to the Selma crisis, told U.S. Congress “We shall overcome” while advocating the Voting Rights Act.
    Mikhail Gorbachev is elected as the first President of the Soviet Union. on this date in 1990

    Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

    German mathematician and academic, Ludwig Immanuel Magnus, born on this date in 1790.
    John Snow, the English physician and epidemiologist was born 210 years ago today.
    Austrian composer and conductor, Eduard Strauss was born 188 years ago today.
    Born March 15, 1868, English mathematician Grace Chisholm Young.
    Belarusian-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, Zhores Alferov, born on this date in 1930.
    Born March 15, 1932, American astronaut and pilot Alan Bean.
    Also turning 88 today is American actor Judd Hirsch.

    Listener Birthdays

    16 – Michelle Lopez a.k.a. CntrySigns
    18 – Gregory Lemon @ GregoryLemon.com
    19 – JT Shea of The Gigcast and JT Ukes at 40
    19 – Michael R. Mennenga
    21 – Krazy Joe Fiore, MegaPodTastic and Honey, You’ve *GOT* to See This!

    And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for March  15, 2023

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

    News

    An ALS patient set a record for communicating via a brain implant: 62 words per minute
    Scientists Say They Can Reverse Time in a Quantum System

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    Superheroes on parade – including Star Trek’s Jonathan Frakes as Captain America
    Chuck E. Cheese Still Uses Floppy Disks to Control Its Nightmare Machines
    That time Bill Gates got so obsessed with Minesweeper high scores that Microsoft staff had to conjure up one he couldn’t beat

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  • Retro Post: Episode 299: One More
    This is a repost of Episode 299 from March 3, 2011 . Enjoy while we are out!
    Coming up in this episode…

    * Worst iPad accessory ever
    * Doing Zoidberg impersonations can be hazardous to your health
    * My next wish for the Wii

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    * Shout out to the chat room
    * Happy Birthday to:
    * 11 – Andy Helsby of Absoblogginlutely!
    * 11 – Ken Kitzman a.k.a kitzken or Kender form hell
    * 13 – Johanna Gonzalez a.k.a. MightyJo
    * 14 – Pi Day (3/14)
    * Huge apology for missing Zhadum’s birthday shout out on the last show (2/23)
    * If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki.
    * Listen to the audio stream if you happen to be around. If you cannot make it, you can find us on ustream.tv. Search for Technorama.

    On This Day in History for March 9, 2011

    * It was on this day in 1862 that the USS Monitor and CSS Virginia fight to a draw in the Battle of Hampton Roads, the first battle between two ironclad warships.
    * The Barbie doll makes its debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York today in 1959.
    * And it was today in 1997 that Observers in China, Mongolia and eastern Siberia are treated to a rare double feature as an eclipse permits Hale-Bopp to be seen during the day.

    Happy Birthday goes out on this date to

    * German astronomer David Fabricius born today in 1564
    * Today is also the the birthday of Franz Joseph Gall, the German neuroscientist in 1758
    * March 9, 1825 marks the birthday of Russian aviation pined Alexander F. Mozhaiski
    * Also born today in 1887, German geneticist Fritz Lenz
    * American computing pioneer Howard Aiken was born today in 1900
    * Today in 1904 is also the birthday of American engineer and high fidelity pioneer Paul Klipsch
    * On this day in 1923 Austrian-born physicist Walter Kohn is born
    * The first man in space, Yuri Gagarin, was born today in 1934.
    * also sharing the same birthday is American chess player Bobby Fischer
    * and finally 1963 – David Pogue, Technology columnist David Pogue turns

    And that’s the way it was – on this day in history – for March 9, 2011
    News

    * What happens when you put your head in a particle accelerator
    * Guy’s Zoidberg impression gets nose broken
    * Idiot drug dealer’s money laundering scheme – comic books

    Hacks & Strange Stories

    * What would happen if a Vulcan studied to be a Jedi?
    * NES 8-bit breathalizer – when is a Wii version available?

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    * From Cian: Upgrading through all version of Windows
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  • Retro Post: Episode 172: May the Farce be with You…
    This is a repost of Episode 172 from May 24, 2007. Enjoy while we are out!

    Thanks to Mark Kilfoil for helping with the Star Wars into!

    Celebrating 30 year of Skywalkerdome
    Welcome to Technorama!

    * Electromagnetic car seat
    * Don’t put your finger in the electrical outlet
    * Star Wars Stuff

    51 min
  • Episode 703: Get Rich or Die Trying

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    On This Day In History for February 22, 2023
    This is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 312 days remaining in 2023.

    It was on this date in 1632, that Ferdinando II de’ Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, the dedicatee, received the first printed copy of Galileo’s Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems .
    It was also this date in 1819 that By the Adams-Onís Treaty, Spain sold Florida to the United States for five million U.S. dollars.
    Also on February 22, 1879, In Utica, New York, Frank Woolworth opened the first of many of five-and-dime Woolworth stores.
    It was also this date in 1909 that The sixteen battleships of the Great White Fleet, led by USS Connecticut, returned to the United States after a voyage around the world.
    February 22, 1959, Lee Petty won the first Daytona 500.

    Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

    Belgian mathematician, astronomer, and sociologist, Adolphe Quetelet, born on this date in 1796.
    German mathematician and academic, Carl Wilhelm Borchardt was born 206 years ago today.
    French astronomer and mathematician, Pierre Janssen, born on this date in 1824.
    Born February 22, 1849, Russian mathematician and academic Nikolay Yakovlevich Sonin.
    Heinrich Hertz, German physicist, philosopher, and academic was born on that same date in 1857.
    Born February 22, 1879, Danish chemist and academic Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted.
    Don Pardo, American radio and television announcer was born on that same date in 1918.
    Also born on that same date in 1936, American microbiologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate, J. Michael Bishop.
    American model and actress, Jeri Ryan is 55 today.
    Also born on that same date in 1975, American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter, Drew Barrymore.

    Listener Birthdays

    23 – Keith Hughes(a.k.a. EdGizmo)
    25 – Norbert
    25 – Sandi Sheppard (Mark’s lovely wife)
    28 – Wayne “Your Ad Here” Pittenger – Bethlehem PA
    29 – Paul Dove a.k.a Eilmer From Malmesbury UK

    And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for February  17, 2022

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    News

    Detectorist sues FBI, claiming they stole his find of Civil War gold
    End of an era: Microsoft officially retires Internet Explorer | The Hill
    ‘Bond villain’ DNA could transform cancer treatment, scientists say

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    ‘I want to destroy whatever I want’: Bing’s AI chatbot unsettles US …

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  • Episode 702: They shot down the Technorama blimp!

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    QOTW: If you could go back in time and witness a historic event, which would you choose?

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    From Madmarv:



    If I could go back in time I’d go to the 1930s Honolulu.  Basically my hometown around the time my grandparents were born.  I remember a few stories from them about how the city was back then and I’d like to see what Honolulu was like before it built up.
    On This Day In History for February 15, 2023
    This is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 319 days remaining in 2023.

    It was on this date in 1493, that While on board the Niña, Christopher Columbus wrote an open letter (widely distributed upon his return to Portugal) describing his discoveries and the unexpected items he came across in the New World.
    It was 153 years ago today, that Stevens Institute of Technology was founded in New Jersey, US, and offered the first Bachelor of Engineering degree in mechanical engineering.
    Also on February 15, 1923, Greece became the last European country to adopt the Gregorian calendar
    That same date in 1946, ENIAC, the first electronic general-purpose computer, was formally dedicated at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia
    Gerald Lankester Harding and Roland de Vaux began excavations at Cave 1 of the Qumran Caves, where they would eventually discover the first seven Dead Sea Scrolls on this date in 1949
    That same date in 1971, The decimalisation of the currencies of the United Kingdom and Ireland was completed on Decimal Day.
    It was 51 years ago today, that Sound recordings were granted U.S. federal copyright protection for the first time
    Also today in 2001, The first draft of the complete human genome was published in Nature
    It was also this date in 2013 that A meteor exploded over Russia, injuring 1,500 people as a shock wave blows out windows and rocks buildings. This happened unexpectedly only hours before the expected closest ever approach of the larger and unrelated asteroid 2012 DA14

    Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

    Italian astronomer, physicist, and mathematician, Galileo Galilei, born on this date in 1564.
    American journalist and businessman, co-founded International Harvester, Cyrus McCormick was born 214 years ago today.
    Born February 15, 1812, American businessman, founded Tiffany & Co. Charles Lewis Tiffany.
    Irish mathematician, academic and activist, Sophie Bryant was born 173 years ago today.
    Spiru Haret, Romanian mathematician, astronomer, and politician, 55th Romanian Minister of Internal Affairs was born on that same date in 1851.
    Born February 15, 1861, English mathematician and philosopher Alfred North Whitehead.
    Charles Édouard Guillaume, Swiss-French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate was born on that same date in 1861.
    German-Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, Hans von Euler-Chelpin, born on this date in 1873.
    American actor and comedian, Harvey Korman was born 96 years ago today.
    Also turning 89 today is Swiss computer scientist, created the Pascal programming language Niklaus Wirth.
    American animator, producer, and screenwriter, Matt Groening, born on this date in 1954.
    Also turning 59 today is American engineer and astronaut Leland D. Melvin.
    American comedian and actor, Chris Farley, born on this date in 1964.

    Listener Birthdays Feb 15-21

    15 – Philip from Australia
    17 – Bob Trate of MegaPodTastic and Action Figure Junkies
    18 – Hot John Miller of MegaPodTastic
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  • Episode 701: Where Words and Strategy Meet

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    QOTW: If aliens made themselves known to us, what is the first thing you introduce to them?

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    Mad Marv:

    If aliens showed up, I’d show them the War of the Worlds.  The audio drama, not the movie.  I’d pitch it to them by saying how this story always leads to mass hysteria whenever it is broadcast.  Even decades after it was revealed as a hoax.  Even when the story is translated to other languages.  And even when somebody says “It couldn’t happen again in this day and age”.  I’d bet them that it would work on their home world with just a little bit of localization.

    ChatGPT:

    As a language model AI, I don’t have personal experiences or emotions, but if I were to introduce something to aliens, I would introduce the concept of communication and language, as a means of establishing a common understanding and facilitate further exchange of information.


    On This Day In History for February 8, 2023
    This is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 326 days remaining in 2023.

    It was on this date in 1817, that Las Heras completed his crossing of the Andes with an army to join San Martín and liberate Chile from Spain.
    Delaware refused to ratify the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Slavery was outlawed in the United States, including Delaware, when the Amendment was ratified by the requisite number of states on December 6, 1865. Delaware ratified the Thirteenth Amendment on February 12, 1901, which was the ninety-second anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln on this date in 1865
    It was also this date in 1879 that Sandford Fleming first proposed adoption of Universal Standard Time at a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute
    It was 108 years ago today that D. W. Griffith’s controversial film The Birth of a Nation premiered in Los Angeles.
    On February 8, 1922, United States President Warren G. Harding introduced the first radio set in the White House
    77 years ago today, The first portion of the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, the first serious challenge to the popularity of the Authorized King James Version, was published
    February 8, 1960, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom issued an Order-in-Council, stating that she and her family would be known as the House of Windsor, and that her descendants will take the name Mountbatten-Windsor
    On February 8, 1960, The Hollywood Walk of Fame was established.
    52 years ago today, The NASDAQ stock market index opened for the first time
    That same date in 1974, After 84 days in space, the crew of Skylab 4, the last crew to visit American space station Skylab, returned to Earth
    40 years ago today, The Melbourne dust storm hit Australia’s second largest city. The result of the worst drought on record and a day of severe weather conditions, a 320 meters (1,050 ft) deep dust cloud envelops the city, turning day to night
    General Motors sued NBC after Dateline NBC allegedly rigs two crashes intended to demonstrate that some GM pickups can easily catch fire if hit in certain places. NBC settles the lawsuit the next day on this date in 1993

    Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

    Greek astronomer, mathematician, and astrologer (probable; d. 175), Vettius Valens, born on this date in 120.
    Also turning 1611 today is Greek mathematician and philosopher (probable; d. 485) Proclus.
    Dutch-Swiss mathematician and physicist, Daniel Bernoulli, born on this date in 1700.
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  • Episode 700: Past vs Present

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    On This Day In History for February 1, 2023
    This is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 333 days remaining in 2023.

    It was on this date in 1884, that The first volume (A to Ant) of the Oxford English Dictionary was published.
    Also on February 1, 1893, Thomas A. Edison finished construction of the first motion picture studio, the Black Maria in West Orange, New Jersey.
    Voice of America, the official external radio and television service of the United States government, began broadcasting with programs aimed at areas controlled by the Axis powers on this date in 1942.
    It was also this date in 1950 that The first prototype of the MiG-17 made its maiden flight.
    The Beatles had their first number one hit in the United States with “I Want to Hold Your Hand” on this date in 1964
    Also today in 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during the reentry of mission STS-107 into the Earth’s atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard.
    February 1, 2013, The Shard, the sixth-tallest building in Europe, opened its viewing gallery to the public.

    Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

    German lexicographer, historian, and cryptographer, Johannes Trithemius, born on this date in 1462.
    Henry Briggs, British mathematician was born on that same date in 1561.
    Born February 1, 1659, Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen.
    Clark Gable, the American actor was born 122 years ago today.
    Born February 1, 1905, Italian-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Emilio G. Segrè.
    Sam Edwards, Welsh physicist and academic was born on that same date in 1928.
    Welsh actor, director, and screenwriter, Terry Jones, born on this date in 1942.
    Also born on that same date in 1947,  Scottish computer programmer and politician, Minister of State for the Armed Forces, Adam Ingram.
    Rick James, the American singer-songwriter and producer was born 75 years ago today.
    Also turning 62 today is American engineer and astronaut Daniel M. Tani.
    American singer-songwriter and actress, Lisa Marie Presley, born on this date in 1968.
    American actor and producer, Michael C. Hall is 52 today.

    Listener Birthdays

    1 – Matt Baum aka Racer X, Pittsburgh PA
    1 – Brandon Kirkwold, MN
    2 – Gary Lindros – aka Gary from Jacksonville – Groundhog’s Day Rules!!!
    2 – Chuck Provenzano aka podlurker aka Chuck’s evil twin
    2 – Oreo Cookie Monster
    3 – Euan Campbell McGregor – Scotland, UK
    7 – Chad W. Smith from Chattanooga, TN
    7 – Bryon the Big BS in PA, Williamsport PA

    And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for February  1, 2023

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    Surprising Discovery: MIT Neuroscientists Find That Adult Brain Is Filled With Millions of “Silent Synapses”
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  • Episode 699: Computer Geek vs Nerd


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    On This Day In History for January 25, 2023
    This is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 340 days remaining in 2023.

    It was on this date in 1881, that Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell formed the Oriental Telephone Company
    It was also this date in 1915 that Alexander Graham Bell inaugurated U.S. transcontinental telephone service, speaking from New York to Thomas Watson in San Francisco
    January 25, 1924, The 1924 Winter Olympics opened in Chamonix, in the French Alps, inaugurating the Winter Olympic Games
    On January 25, 1937, The Guiding Light debuted on NBC radio from Chicago. In 1952 it moved to CBS television, where it remained until September 18, 2009
    That same date in 1947, Thomas Goldsmith Jr. filed a patent for a “Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Device, the first ever electronic game.
    On January 25, 1961, In Washington, D.C., US President John F. Kennedy delivered the first live presidential television news conference
    That same date in 1964, Blue Ribbon Sports, which would later become Nike, was founded by University of Oregon track and field athletes
    Also on January 25, 1994, The spacecraft Clementine by BMDO and NASA was launched

    Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

    Anglo-Irish chemist and physicist, Robert Boyle, born on this date in 1627.
    Italian-French mathematician and astronomer, Joseph-Louis Lagrange was born 287 years ago today.
    William Colgate, the English-American businessman and philanthropist, founded Colgate-Palmolive was born 240 years ago today.
    English novelist, essayist, short story writer, and critic, Virginia Woolf, born on this date in 1882.
    Russian-Belgian chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate, Ilya Prigogine was born 106 years ago today.
    American physicist and academic, Samuel T. Cohen, born on this date in 1921.
    American computer scientist and author, Molly Holzschlag is 60 today.
    President of Ukraine and actor, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, born on this date in 1978.

    Listener Birthdays

    25 – Kreg Steppe
    26 – Will The Computer Guy
    27 – Mark in Memphis
    27 – Chip Burkhead from The Scotchcast
    29 – Sarah P. from NJ… who was born in OK, moved to VA, married Brad P, moved to NJ, and is now back in VA

    And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for January 25, 2023

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    Boston Dynamic’s Atlas Robot Can Grab and Retrieve Your Heavy Tools – Review Geek
    Scientists Build a Teeny Tiny Tractor Beam – Universe Today
    Spacewalk next step in Nicole Mann’s journey as 1st Native American woman in space | CBC News
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