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.
77 years ago
Ben Shneiderman was born, an American computer scientist, and professor for Computer Science at the University of Maryland, College Park.
55 years ago
Ralph Baer files a US Patent describing playing games on a television, later becoming part of the Magnavox Odyssey.
7 years ago
Android version 8.0 (Oreo) was released.
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