Archive for April 14th, 2010

April 14

Geek events to celebrate on April 14: 1828 – Noah Webster copyrights the first edition of his dictionary. 1894 – Thomas Edison demonstrates the kinetoscope, a device for peep-show viewing using photographs that flip in sequence, a precursor to movies. 1956 – In Chicago, Illinois, videotape is first demonstrated. 2003 – The Human Genome Project […]