Today in computer history: April 25th

Below are technology and computer-related events that happened on April 25th of every year during the evolution of computers. April 25th is the 116th day of 2024, which is a leap year. There are 250 days left in the year from this day.

Giovanni Caselli pictureApril 25, 1815
209 years ago

Giovanni Caselli was born, the inventor of the pantelegraph, the predecessor to the modern fax machine. Died June 8, 1891 (Age: 76).

Edouard-leon Martinville pictureApril 25, 1817
207 years ago

Edouard-leon Martinville was born, a French printer and inventor of the earliest known sound recording device, the phonautograph. Died April 26, 1879 (Age: 62).

Guglielmo Marconi pictureApril 25, 1874
150 years ago

Guglielmo Marconi was born, the father of long distance radio transmission. Died July 20, 1937 (Age: 63).

Dudley Buck pictureApril 25, 1927
97 years ago

Dudley Buck was born, an electrical engineer and inventor of computer components. Died May 21, 1959 (Age: 32).

SmartphoneApril 25, 2005
19 years ago

Mobilinux for smartphones was announced.

MicrosoftApril 25, 2014
10 years ago

Nokia deal with Microsoft was completed, making Nokia now Microsoft Mobile in a deal totaling $7.17 billion.

TwitterApril 25, 2022
2 years ago

Elon Musk buys Twitter for $44 billion.

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