Today in Tech History: July 29, 2008 Video
Today in Tech History: July 29, 2008 Video Transcript
Hi, I'm Molly Wood. It's July 29, 2008, and here's what happened today in technology history. On this date in 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed into law the act that created the National Aeronautics and Space Administration or ... NASA. To the moon! Also today in 2005 astronomers announced the discovery of Eris, a celestial body even larger than Pluto that was briefly called the solar system's 10th planet. But its discovery prompted the International Astronomical Union to define the term "planet" for the first time ... and that's how Eris, Ceres, and Pluto ALL became "dwarf planets." Poor Pluto. On this date in 1982, Vladimir K. Zworykin died. He was an inventor who was instrumental in the development of television in the early thirties. Today also marks the passing, in 1984, of Fred Waring, host of the Fred Waring Show on CBS. He introduced the first electric blender to the public. And finally, on this date in 2001, German hacker Wau Holland died. He co-founded one of the oldest hacking clubs, the Chaos Computer Club, and often gave speeches to children in which he advocated ethical hacking. And that's all the Tech tidbits we've got for you today, come on back tomorrow for more tech trivia.
Related Videos
At CES 2008, we take a first look at the Hyper Jump from Wild Planet, a tech toy designed for the little ones, meant to increase coordination, math, and communication skills.
Today in Tech History: July 28, 2008
The inventor of Tupperware is born.
See the latest flight report for the Mars Exploration Rover project, featuring video from Rovers "Spirit" and "Opportunity" shot on the terrain of the Red Planet. Video courtesy of NASA.
NASA wants to find another Earth
NASA held a press conference on April 12 to discuss its plans for using its new spacecraft, called Kepler, to search for planets that may have extraterrestrial life. CNET News.com's Zamir Haider reports.
Today in Tech History: April 26, 2008
Chernobyl, space crashes, and plane crashes. It's a terrible day in tech history.
Using the latest satellite data NASA produced "A Tour of the Cryosphere: Earth's Frozen Assets." This is a dramatic and colorful look at our planet from high above, and the changes that are taking place. Captions in this video may be illegible in small video window.\r\n
Discover a new way to manage your OS X windows on today's Tekzilla Daily! Plus a viewer tip adds to the fun.
Tekzilla Daily: Navigate Explorer with a right click
Discover a new way to quickly access your favorite folders in Windows Explorer. Tune in to today's Tekzilla Daily for all the details.
Spacecraft Messenger completed its mission early Tuesday and sent stunning images of planet Mercury back to Earth. CNET's Kara Tsuboi interviews a NASA planetary scientist about why there's been so little exploration of the solar system's smallest planet and what researchers hope to glean from this mission and a planned orbit in 2011.
iPhone 3G to be available in 70 countries
At Apple WWDC 2008, Steve Jobs reveals the map of countries and carriers that will be getting the next-generation iPhone beginning July 11.
