Today in computer history: August 21th

Below are technology and computer-related events that happened on August 21th of every year during the evolution of computers. August 21th is the 234th day of 2024, which is a leap year. There are 132 days left in the year from this day.

Ben Shneiderman pictureAugust 21, 1947
77 years ago

Ben Shneiderman was born, an American computer scientist, and professor for Computer Science at the University of Maryland, College Park.

Steve Case pictureAugust 21, 1958
66 years ago

Steve Case was born, the co-founder of America Online (AOL).

CourtAugust 21, 1969
55 years ago

Ralph Baer files a US Patent describing playing games on a television, later becoming part of the Magnavox Odyssey.

Sergey Brin pictureAugust 21, 1973
51 years ago

Sergey Brin was born, co-founder of Google.

AndroidAugust 21, 2017
7 years ago

Android version 8.0 (Oreo) was released.

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