56 min
Episode 735: Going on a Voyage Technorama
-
- Tech News
Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show.
Feedback
QOTW:
If time travel was possible and you could send a modern smartphone back to a scientist from the past, who would you choose and how do you think it would change history?
On This Day In History for February 21, 2024
This is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 314 days remaining in 2024.
It was on this date in 1804, that The first self-propelling steam locomotive made its outing at the Pen-y-Darren Ironworks in Wales
That same date in 1842, John Greenough was granted the first U.S. patent for the sewing machine
It was on this date in 1878, that The first telephone directory was issued in New Haven, Connecticut
That same date in 1925, The New Yorker published its first issue
In New York City, Edwin Land demonstrated the first “instant camera”, the Polaroid Land Camera, to a meeting of the Optical Society of America on this date in 1947
On February 21, 1948, NASCAR was incorporated
It was also this date in 1972 that The Soviet uncrewed spaceship Luna 20 landed on the Moon
Happy birthday goes out on this date to:
German astronomer, composer, and theorist, Sethus Calvisius, born on this date in 1556.
Francis Ronalds, the British scientist, inventor and engineer who was knighted for developing the first working electric telegraph was born 236 years ago today.
Danish biochemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate, Henrik Dam was born 129 years ago today.
Born February 21, 1921, American aeronautical engineer Richard T. Whitcomb.
American computer scientist and engineer, Thelma Estrin was born 100 years ago today.
Also born on that same date in 1943, American businessman, co-founded DreamWorks and Geffen Records, David Geffen.
United States Senator, American captain, pilot, and astronaut, Mark Kelly is 60 today.
Listener Birthdays
23 – Zhadum
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 21, 2024
If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our website and look for the Birthday Calendar link.
News
Water molecules found on asteroids thought to be ‘completely dry’ | CNN
Private Odysseus moon lander beams home 1st photos from space | Space
Hacks & Strange Stories
‘Rat Dck’ Among Gibberish AI Images Published in Science Journal
You’ve tried plant-based meat, but here come meat-based plants
AI falsely fines Dutch man 380 euro for using phone while driving – The Jerusalem Post
Shout out to the chat room
Watch us live every Sunday night at 8:30PM ET on Facebook.
Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show.
Feedback
QOTW:
If time travel was possible and you could send a modern smartphone back to a scientist from the past, who would you choose and how do you think it would change history?
On This Day In History for February 21, 2024
This is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 314 days remaining in 2024.
It was on this date in 1804, that The first self-propelling steam locomotive made its outing at the Pen-y-Darren Ironworks in Wales
That same date in 1842, John Greenough was granted the first U.S. patent for the sewing machine
It was on this date in 1878, that The first telephone directory was issued in New Haven, Connecticut
That same date in 1925, The New Yorker published its first issue
In New York City, Edwin Land demonstrated the first “instant camera”, the Polaroid Land Camera, to a meeting of the Optical Society of America on this date in 1947
On February 21, 1948, NASCAR was incorporated
It was also this date in 1972 that The Soviet uncrewed spaceship Luna 20 landed on the Moon
Happy birthday goes out on this date to:
German astronomer, composer, and theorist, Sethus Calvisius, born on this date in 1556.
Francis Ronalds, the British scientist, inventor and engineer who was knighted for developing the first working electric telegraph was born 236 years ago today.
Danish biochemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate, Henrik Dam was born 129 years ago today.
Born February 21, 1921, American aeronautical engineer Richard T. Whitcomb.
American computer scientist and engineer, Thelma Estrin was born 100 years ago today.
Also born on that same date in 1943, American businessman, co-founded DreamWorks and Geffen Records, David Geffen.
United States Senator, American captain, pilot, and astronaut, Mark Kelly is 60 today.
Listener Birthdays
23 – Zhadum
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 21, 2024
If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our website and look for the Birthday Calendar link.
News
Water molecules found on asteroids thought to be ‘completely dry’ | CNN
Private Odysseus moon lander beams home 1st photos from space | Space
Hacks & Strange Stories
‘Rat Dck’ Among Gibberish AI Images Published in Science Journal
You’ve tried plant-based meat, but here come meat-based plants
AI falsely fines Dutch man 380 euro for using phone while driving – The Jerusalem Post
Shout out to the chat room
Watch us live every Sunday night at 8:30PM ET on Facebook.
56 min