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Patent Buddy Jan 31, 2023

Engineer and inventor Douglas Engelbart was born #OTD in 1925. His team at SRI developed or contributed to the computer mouse, hypertext, networked computers, and graphical interfaces, all of which were presented at the “Mother of All Demos” in 1968.

Image: ARC Bootstrapper

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Robert McNees ([email protected]) on Twitter

“Engineer and inventor Douglas Engelbart was born #OTD in 1925. His team at SRI developed or contributed to the computer mouse, hypertext, networked computers, and graphical interfaces, all of which were presented at the “Mother of All Demos” in 1968. Image: ARC Bootstrapper”

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Patent Buddy Jan 31, 2023

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HAM the chimpanzee became the first hominid in space #OTD in 1961, launched on a sub-orbital flight aboard Mercury-Redstone 2. His name was an acronym for Holloman Aerospace Medical Center and a nod to its commanding officer Lt Col Hamilton Blackshear.

Image: NASA (Photo AA-984)

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Robert McNees ([email protected]) on Twitter

“HAM the chimpanzee became the first hominid in space #OTD in 1961, launched on a sub-orbital flight aboard Mercury-Redstone 2. His name was an acronym for Holloman Aerospace Medical Center and a nod to its commanding officer Lt Col Hamilton Blackshear. Image: NASA (Photo AA-984)”

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Patent Buddy Jan 31, 2023

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Euler showed that this was the only solution to aᵇ=bᵃ

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Fermat's Library on Twitter

“Euler showed that this was the only solution to aᵇ=bᵃ”

Twitter

Patent Buddy Jan 31, 2023

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52 years ago #OTD, Jan. 31, 1971: former Beatle George Harrison (1943-2001) has his single, "My Sweet Lord" reach no. 1 on the 🇬🇧pop chart. The song was the subject of a famous copyright infringement case, as detailed in this🔻Performing Songwriter piece.
https://performingsongwriter.com/george-harrison-my-sweet-lord/

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George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord" Copyright Infringement Case

On Jan. 10, 1971 Bright Tunes Music filed a copyright infringement case against George Harrison for the similarities of "My Sweet Lord" to Ronnie Mack's "He's So Fine."

Performing Songwriter Ent., LLC

Patent Buddy Jan 31, 2023

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#OTD January 30, 1894: Charles Brady King (1868-1957), an American🇺🇸engineer, inventor, automotive pioneer & entrepreneur, received patents for 2 of his 64 inventions, for a pneumatic hammer🔴🔻and a railroad brake beam🔵🔻. He was 25 years old. More on Mr. King in a few days. 🙂

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The Nature of Invention 🔬 on Twitter

“#OTD January 30, 1894: Charles Brady King (1868-1957), an American🇺🇸engineer, inventor, automotive pioneer & entrepreneur, received patents for 2 of his 64 inventions, for a pneumatic hammer🔴🔻and a railroad brake beam🔵🔻. He was 25 years old. More on Mr. King in a few days. 🙂”

Twitter

Patent Buddy Jan 31, 2023

A fairy-like robot flies by the power of wind and light https://techxplore.com/news/2023-01-fairy-like-robot-flies-power.html

A fairy-like robot flies by the power of wind and light

The development of stimuli-responsive polymers has brought about a wealth of material-related opportunities for next-generation small-scale, wirelessly controlled soft-bodied robots. For some time now, engineers have known how to use these materials to make small robots that can walk, swim and jump. So far, no one has been able to make them fly.

Tech Xplore

Patent Buddy Jan 31, 2023

RCA’s Lucite Phantom Teleceiver Introduced the Idea of TV - IEEE Spectrum https://spectrum.ieee.org/rca-tv

RCA’s Phantom Teleceiver Introduced the Idea of TV

In 1939, TV was so novel that the manual for RCA's TRK-12 devoted a section to explaining “How You Receive Television Pictures.”

IEEE Spectrum

Patent Buddy Jan 31, 2023

Hydrogel Brings Cooling Relief to Electronics - IEEE Spectrum https://spectrum.ieee.org/hydrogel

Hydrogel Brings Cooling Relief to Electronics

The gel absorbs moisture from air to cool electronics passively, cutting energy and water use

IEEE Spectrum

Patent Buddy Jan 31, 2023

New Faraday Cages Can Be Switched Off and On - IEEE Spectrum https://spectrum.ieee.org/mxene

New Faraday Cages Can Be Switched Off and On

Built out of a novel material called MXene, these cages could block and allow signals as desired

IEEE Spectrum

Patent Buddy Jan 31, 2023

COVID-19 is a leading cause of death among US children and teens, study shows | Live Science https://www.livescience.com/coronavirus-cause-of-death-children

COVID-19 is a leading cause of death among US children and teens, study shows

An analysis of mortality data shows that COVID-19 ranks as a leading cause of death among children and teens.

Live Science