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Topic: Bdays - on Friday, 16. November 2007, 17:30
Nov. 16, 1904 - Vacuum Tube Heralds Birth of Modern Electronics
1904: British engineer John Ambrose Fleming invents and patents the thermionic valve, the first vacuum tube. With this advance, the age of modern wireless electronics is born.
Although the Supreme Court eventually invalidated Fleming's U.S. patent -- ruling that the technology he used for his invention was already known -- he remains the acknowledged inventor of the vacuum tube, a diode (having two electrodes) that would have far-reaching applications. The tube was standard equipment in radio receivers, radar sets, early television sets and other forms of electronic communication for at least half a century, until it was replaced by solid-state electronics in the mid-20th century.
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Topic: Bdays - on Tuesday, 23. October 2007, 11:32
Remembering Timothy Leary On His Birthday YouTube Videos
If Timothy Leary were alive, he would be 87 years old today. But Timothy Leary is dead, having passed from our lives in 1996.
In remembering Timothy on his birthday, I Googled for a portion of his autobiography, Flashbacks called "My Conception of My Conception" in which he "describes" the experience of being born.
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Topic: Bdays - on Saturday, 11. August 2007, 09:30
Autobahn Turns 75, Reveals Cultural Differences in Safety
The Nazis wanted everyone to believe that they invented it (not true). American libertarian drivers would have you believe it's safer than U.S. freeways (likewise false). The German Autobahn opened on August 6, 1932, a small spit of about 12.5 miles between Cologne and Bonn. Since then, it has been one of the most important testing grounds for automakers in the world. It's not just for the lack of speed limits that this infamous highway is known.
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Topic: Bdays - on Thursday, 31. May 2007, 11:03
The True Story of the Statue of Liberty.
In 1865 a young French sculptor named Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi went to a banquet near the town of Versailles, where he struck up a conversation with Edouard de Laboulaye, a prominent historian.
De Laboulaye, a great admirer of the United States, observed that the country’s centennial was approaching in 1876. He thought it would be a good idea for France to present America with a gift to commemorate the occasion. But what? Bartholdi proposed a giant statue of some kind … and thought about it for the next six years.
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Topic: Bdays - on Wednesday, 16. March 2005, 08:44
Official praise for 115-year-old Russian birthday girl
Maria Strelnikova, a woman living in the far northwest corner of Russia, turned 115 years old, prompting birthday congratulations from the regional governor who attributed her longevity to love, work and general enjoyment.
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Topic: Bdays - on Tuesday, 18. March 2003, 18:55
10 Jahre Hyperventilieren
Wired
Dass ein Magazin wie "Wired" zehn Jahre alt wird, grenzt an ein Wunder: So einäugig wie weitsichtig versorgt es seine Tech-affine Leserschaft mit Nachrichten, die es so sonst nirgends zu lesen gibt. Zum Glück, in jeder Hinsicht.
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Topic: - on Saturday, 5. October 2002, 01:49
100th anniversary
Today's the day the teddy bears have a picnic.
For thousands of teddy bears in Japan, the weekend will be a huge party.
A two-day exhibition with 5,000 teddy bears from around the world will start on Saturday in the western city of Osaka to celebrate the classic stuffed animal's 100th anniversary.
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