Geek events to celebrate on January 7: 1610 – Galileo Galilei observes the four largest moons of Jupiter for the first time. He named them and in turn the four are called the Galilean moons. January 7 birthdays of geeky note: 1502 – Pope Gregory XIII (d. 1585). The Gregorian calendar is named after him […]
Geek events to celebrate on January 5: 1896 – An Austrian newspaper reports that Wilhelm Roentgen has discovered a type of radiation later known as X-rays 1940 – FM radio is demonstrated to the Federal Communications Commission for the first time. 1972 – U.S. President Richard Nixon orders the development of a Space Shuttle program. […]
Geek events to celebrate on January 4: 1958 – Sputnik 1 falls to Earth from its orbit. 1959 – Luna 1 becomes the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon. January 4 birthdays of geeky note: 1643 – Sir Isaac Newton, English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian and natural philosopher (d. March 31, […]
Geek events to celebrate on January 4: 1496 – Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tests a flying machine. 1957 – The Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. 1977 – Apple Computer is incorporated. 1999 – The Mars Polar Lander is launched. January 3 birthdays of geeky note: 1892 – J.R.R. Tolkien, father of modern […]
Geek events to celebrate on January 2: 1860 – A new small planet named Vulcan is hypothesized to exist in orbit between the Mercury and the sun. The planet’s existence was questioned until it was finally negated in 1915 by Einstein’s theory of general relativity. Vulcan was later chosen as the fictional home planet for […]
Standard Holiday: New Year’s Day on the Gregorian calendar Geek events to celebrate on January 1: 1925 – The American astronomer Edwin Hubble announces the discovery of galaxies outside the Milky Way. 1985 – The Internet‘s Domain Name System is created. A high-pitched squee was heard throughout the world. 1995 – The Draupner wave in […]