In 1932 – English physicist James Chadwick published a letter on the existence of the neutron, some say giving birth to modern nuclear physics.
In 1891 David Sarnoff was born near Minsk.. He would go on to befriend Marconi and rise to the Presidency of RCA and be integral in founding NBC.
In 1986 – The United States Senate voted to allows its debates to be televised on a trial basis. The trial was successful.
In 1896 – Hoping to test the suns ability to create X-rays. Henri Becquerel placed a wrapped photographic plate in a closed desk drawer, with a phosphorescent uranium rocks laid on top. He left it in the drawer for several days until the sun came out. To his surprise images of the rocks appeared without the sun.
In 1909 – The first successful color motion picture process, Kinemacolor, was shown to the general public at the Palace Theatre in London.
In 1935 – Scottish physicist Robert Watson-Watt demonstrated Radio Detection And Ranging to Air Ministry officials at Daventry, England. This RADAR proved quite helpful a few years later when war broke out.
Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell
Google rumours, how to successfully sue AT&T, Motorola stops email, and more.
Guest: Darren Kitchen
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Running time: 42:23
Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell
How the President plans to protect privacy, Sanjay Jha out at Motorola? How to get Windows 7 with MS Office for cheap, and more.
Guest: Brian Brushwood
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Running time: 45:08
Current Geek Episode 193: Really geeky print
Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell
Spectrum wars have begun, Microsoft attacks Google in Europe, Nokia to announce new Symbian phones, and more.
Guest: Paul Spain
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Running time: 44:53
Hosts: Leo Laporte and Tom Merritt
The famous Steve Martin joins us to talk about, Habits of Very Organized People, twitters influence, an artists viewpoint of piracy, comedy, bluegrass music, and more.
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Running time: 54:21
Hosts: Brian Brushwood and Tom Merritt
Comcast launches a Netflix competitor, “up front” online ad sales, interview with the creator of Walking Dead, and more.
Guest: “Robert Kirkman”
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Hosts: Leo Laporte and Tom Merritt
The famous Steve Martin joins us to talk about, Habits of Very Organized People, twitters influence, an artists viewpoint of piracy, comedy, bluegrass music, and more.
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We talk about trusting cloud for data, robots in cars, and a little more about container homes.