Good morning! It's The Nerd's Almanac for Sunday, August 21, 2011.
It was on this date in 1888 that the adding machine was patented by William Burroughs. You've come a long way, baby! I'm pretty sure my Droid 2 has at least two calculators installed on it!
It's the birthday of Augustin Cauchy (born in 1789), the French mathematician famous for complex function theory and other things I cannot even begin to understand.
And today is Sergey Brin's birthday! He was born in Moscow in 1973. A few years later, he and Larry Page founded a little company, you might have heard of it, named GOOGLE. If I were even the least bit artistic, I would draw a little doodle to mark this special occasion. Maybe next year! :)
Here is a quote for today...
"Obviously everyone wants to be successful, but I want to be looked back on as being very innovative, very trusted and ethical and ultimately making a big difference in the world. "
-- Sergey Brin
And that's the almanac for today. Nerds of the world, we salute you!
Sources:
Wikipedia: August 21
Wikipedia: Adding machine
Wikipedia: Augustin Cauchy
Wikipedia: Complex function theory
Wikipedia: Sergey Brin
BrainyQuote: Sergey Brin
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