Today in computer history: February 17th
Below are technology and computer-related events that happened on February 17th of every year during the evolution of computers. February 17th is the 48th day of 2024, which is a leap year. There are 318 days left in the year from this day.
February 17, 1874150 years ago
Thomas Watson was born, the early chairman and CEO of IBM. Died June 19, 1956 (Age: 82).
February 17, 193886 years ago
Ronald Schafer was born, an American electrical engineer known for his work with signal processing.
February 17, 196361 years ago
Jen-Hsun Huang was born, a Taiwanese-American entrepreneur and co-founder of Nvidia.
February 17, 200024 years ago
Microsoft Windows 2000 was released.
February 17, 200321 years ago
Google acquires Blogger.
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