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June 11, 1985: Karen Quinlan Dies, But the Issue Lives On 1985: Karen Ann Quinlan, brain-dead and nine years removed from the respirator doctors employed to keep her alive, finally dies. Her case is a landmark in the ethical debate over the lengths medical science should go in trying to preserve a life that is deemed irretrievably lost. Karen Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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June 11, 1985: Karen Quinlan Dies, But the Issue Lives On 1985: Karen Ann Quinlan, brain-dead and nine years removed from the respirator doctors employed to keep her alive, finally dies. Her case is a landmark in the ethical debate over the lengths medical science should go in trying to preserve a life that is deemed irretrievably lost. Karen Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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Feds: We will meet June IPv6 deadline U.S. federal government officials are confident they will meet a June 30 deadline to support IPv6 on their backbone networks, but they see challenges ahead in transitioning their production networks to this long-anticipated upgrade to the Internet's main communication Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Sept. 2, 1985: Hey, Everyone, We Found the Titanic 1985: French and American researchers announce they've found the wreck of the RMS Titanic on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. Jaws drop. The most famous shipwreck of all time, the purportedly unsinkable Titanic hit an iceberg and sank on its maiden voyage on a cold, starry night in Apri Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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Sept. 2, 1985: Hey, Everyone, We Found the Titanic 1985: French and American researchers announce they've found the wreck of the RMS Titanic on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. Jaws drop. The most famous shipwreck of all time, the purportedly unsinkable Titanic hit an iceberg and sank on its maiden voyage on a cold, starry night in Apri Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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June 23, 1983: DNS Test Sets Stage for Internet Growth 1983: Paul Mockapetris and Jon Postel run the first successful test of the automated, distributed Domain Name System. DNS will lay the foundation for the massive expansion, popularization and commercialization of the internet. The fledgling internet of the time (Arpanet and CSnet) reli Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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June 23, 1983: DNS Test Sets Stage for Internet Growth 1983: Paul Mockapetris and Jon Postel run the first successful test of the automated, distributed Domain Name System. DNS will lay the foundation for the massive expansion, popularization and commercialization of the internet. The fledgling internet of the time (Arpanet and CSnet) reli Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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June 9, 1902: First Automat Restaurant Opens 1902: Joe Horn and Frank Hardart open the Automat at 818 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia. It's America's first coin-operated cafeteria. Customers would put nickels into slots, turn a knob and open a little glass door to get their food. Horn and Hardart used Swedish-patented equipment t Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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June 9, 1902: First Automat Restaurant Opens 1902: Joe Horn and Frank Hardart open the Automat at 818 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia. It's America's first coin-operated cafeteria. Customers would put nickels into slots, turn a knob and open a little glass door to get their food. Horn and Hardart used Swedish-patented equipment t Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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Voters prefer e-voting, but tech has limits Voters generally prefer electronic voting machines to paper-based alternatives, but some e-voting machines have error rates of 3 percent or more, according to a study released Friday.Voters generally were most c Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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June 17, 1867: Lister Cuts Clean, Saves Lives 1867: British surgeon Joseph Lister performs the first surgery under antiseptic conditions. Death rates would plummet, but you should still be thankful you were born in the 20th century and not the 19th. Lister was raised in a Quaker family and attended University College, London, becau Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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June 17, 1867: Lister Cuts Clean, Saves Lives 1867: British surgeon Joseph Lister performs the first surgery under antiseptic conditions. Death rates would plummet, but you should still be thankful you were born in the 20th century and not the 19th. Lister was raised in a Quaker family and attended University College, London, becau Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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Sept. 16: Jobs Quits Apple in 1985, Returns in 1997 Sept. 16: It's an auspicious day in the history of Steve Jobs. It's the day he quit Apple and the day he returned. Jobs resigned as chairman of Apple Computer on Sept. 16, 1985, after losing a boardroom battle for control of the company with then-CEO John Sculley. Jobs had co Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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Sept. 16: Jobs Quits Apple in 1985, Returns in 1997 Sept. 16: It's an auspicious day in the history of Steve Jobs. It's the day he quit Apple and the day he returned. Jobs resigned as chairman of Apple Computer on Sept. 16, 1985, after losing a boardroom battle for control of the company with then-CEO John Sculley. Jobs had co Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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March 13, 1842: Henry Shrapnel Dies, But His Name Lives On The British officer's anti-personnel shell revolutionizes the use of artillery in warfare. Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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March 13, 1842: Henry Shrapnel Dies, But His Name Lives On The British officer's anti-personnel shell revolutionizes the use of artillery in warfare. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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Michael DeBakey, Heart-Surgery Pioneer and Inventor, Dies at 99 - Bloomberg CBC.caMichael DeBakey, Heart-Surgery Pioneer and Inventor, Dies at 99Bloomberg - 5 hours agoBy Jeffrey Tannenbaum July 12 (Bloomberg) -- Michael DeBakey, the Texas cardiovascular surgeon who developed heart-bypass procedures that improved the lives of millions of patien Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Study: Paying more for booze saves lives Higher taxes on alcohol can make a night out more expensive, but could save lives, according to a study released Thursday. Home > Rss Directory > General > CNN |
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The Pope predicted economic Armageddon back in 1985 Italian pol says sub prime collapse all in the good loan book... Pope Benedict predicted the current economic apocolypse back in 1985, an Italian politician has declared, suggesting that the Vatican may be the one global institution likely to make a killing out of Mammon's downfall.… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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Top 10: Passport snoops, Verizon bids, Clarke dies 1. Obama passport records breached; IT system flagged violation : In what a U.S. Department of State spokesman called "imprudent curiosity," contract employees working for the department snooped into the passport records of U.S. Senator Barack Obama, the Illinois Demo Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |