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The crossword puzzle at 100: “A primitive form of mental exercise” according to the New York Times
Today in 1913, journalist Arthur Wynne published the first crossword puzzle in the New York World. According to Jen Carlson, a New York Times editorial in 1924 called it “a primitive form of mental exercise.” See also NPR’s “100 Years Of Solvitude” and the Atlantic’s interview with Deb … Continue reading
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Steve Jobs Introduces Macintosh to BCS, January 1984 (Video)
January 1984: This is a brief clip of Steve Jobs speaking with Boston Computer Society members as he makes the first public showing ever of Macintosh. Steve Wozniak and the designers of Macintosh join with Steve in a very lively … Continue reading
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The Evolution of the Camera,1888-2013 (Infographic)
Source: Pop Chart Labs HT: Fast Company
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Robotics and the Birth of Silicon Valley
“The life of William Shockley—Nobel Prize winner, inventor of the junction transistor, and founder of the seminal silicon electronics laboratory—has been well chronicled. But recently, while digging through the Shockley archives at Stanford University, researcher David C. Brock made a … Continue reading
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The Rise of The Machines, 1947
“Three key factors shaped the production operations design of [Ford’s] Cleveland Engine Plant. The first was the decision that Delmar Harder made in April 1947 to organize an Automation Department within his Manufacturing Division. Harder charged the new unit’s engineers … Continue reading
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Most Popular Toys from the Last 50 Years (Infographic)
Explore more infographics like this one on the web’s largest information design community – Visually.
The only Roman world map known to have survived antiquity
The so-called “Peutinger Map” is the only Roman world map known to have survived antiquity. Preserved in a single, medieval copy now housed in the Austrian National Library in Vienna, the map stretches from Britain in the west to … Continue reading
Origins of Common Symbols (Infographic)
Source: Sofya Yampolsky
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First Computer Science PhD
Today in 1965, the University of Pennsylvania awarded Richard L. Wexelblat a Ph.D. in computer science. Many Ph.D. candidates had performed computer-related work before, but Wexelblat’s diploma was the first one to carry the designation “computer science.”
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7 Stats About the Internet
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