Today in History – January 7, 1913 – William Merriam Burton is awarded the patent for thermal cracking. Cracking is a process where organic molecules and broken down into simpler molecules by breaking carbon-carbon bonds. This process is used to breakdown crude oil into one of its many products. These methods were pioneered in by [...]

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Today in History – October 23-24 – TRON Legacy Exhibit at the National Science & Engineering Festival. The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has teamed up with Walt Disney Studios to co-create an interactive exhibit in Tent 102 at the USA Science & Engineering Festival Expo, which will take place on the National Mall in [...]

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Today in History -  May 20, 1899 – the American Physical Society (APS) is founded for the advancement and diffusion of the knowledge of physics. It was originally formed at Columbia University by 36 scientists from 17 institutions who elected Henry Rowland as their first president and A.A. Michelson as the first vice-president. It has [...]

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Today in History – March 13,1970 – PDP-11 minicomputer introduced by DEC (Digital Equipment Corporation) and remained in active production until 1996. It was one of the most popular 16-bit minicomputers ever produced. PDP-11 and its successor, the VAX-11, lived over almost three decades during the time DEC rose to number two computer manufacturer, and [...]

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Today in History – January 7, 1913 – William Merriam Burton is awarded the patent for thermal cracking. Cracking is a process where organic molecules and broken down into simpler molecules by breaking carbon-carbon bonds. This process is used to breakdown crude oil into one of its many products. These methods were pioneered in by [...]

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