Good morning! It's The Nerd's Almanac for Saturday, September 17, 2011.
It was on this date in 1976 that NASA unveiled the Space Shuttle Enterprise. Its original name was to be Constitution, and today is Constitution Day. But there was a letter-writing campaign by Star Trek fans to try and influence the name of this first Space Shuttle; it is unknown how much sway this actually had.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
September 13, 2011
Good morning! It's The Nerd's Almanac for Tuesday, September 13, 2011.
On this date in 1848, railroad worker Phineas Gage survived a construction accident that drove a three foot iron rod completely through his head. The case shed light on the brain and how its regions function.
On this date in 1848, railroad worker Phineas Gage survived a construction accident that drove a three foot iron rod completely through his head. The case shed light on the brain and how its regions function.
Monday, September 12, 2011
September 12, 2011
Good morning! It's The Nerd's Almanac for Day, September 12, 2011.
Today is the anniversary of three space launches!
Today is the anniversary of three space launches!
Sunday, September 11, 2011
September 11, 2011
Good morning! It's The Nerd's Almanac for Sunday, September 11, 2011.
While this is a sadly eventful day in ordinary history, it's a rather quiet day in nerddom.
It is, however, the birthday of actress Roxann Dawson, who played the part of B'Elanna Torres on Star Trek: Voyager.
While this is a sadly eventful day in ordinary history, it's a rather quiet day in nerddom.
It is, however, the birthday of actress Roxann Dawson, who played the part of B'Elanna Torres on Star Trek: Voyager.
Saturday, September 10, 2011
September 10, 2011
Good morning! It's The Nerd's Almanac for Saturday, September 10, 2011.
On this date way back in 2008, the Large Hadron Collider was powered up for the first time at CERN. Yes, the people that invented the Internet also created the "biggest scientific experiment in history"!
On this date way back in 2008, the Large Hadron Collider was powered up for the first time at CERN. Yes, the people that invented the Internet also created the "biggest scientific experiment in history"!
Friday, September 9, 2011
September 9, 2011
Good morning! It's The Nerd's Almanac for Friday, September 9, 2011.
Today is the anniversary of the first remote connection between man and computer, demonstrated by George Stibitz on this date in 1940. Members of the Mathematical Association of America, meeting at Dartmouth College, remotely transmitted problems to a computer located at Bell Laboratories in New York City, and then received the solution, transmitted back to the meeting hall.
Today is the anniversary of the first remote connection between man and computer, demonstrated by George Stibitz on this date in 1940. Members of the Mathematical Association of America, meeting at Dartmouth College, remotely transmitted problems to a computer located at Bell Laboratories in New York City, and then received the solution, transmitted back to the meeting hall.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
September 8, 2011
Good morning! It's The Nerd's Almanac for Thursday, September 8, 2011.
Today is the anniversary of Scotch tape, first introduced in 1930 by 3M. If you were to unroll all of the tape that 3M has sold in the past seventy-some years, it would reach... well, honestly it would be an ungodly sticky mess. Do not attempt.
Today is the anniversary of Scotch tape, first introduced in 1930 by 3M. If you were to unroll all of the tape that 3M has sold in the past seventy-some years, it would reach... well, honestly it would be an ungodly sticky mess. Do not attempt.
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