Today in computer history: August 31th
Below are technology and computer-related events that happened on August 31th of every year during the evolution of computers. August 31th is the 244th day of 2024, which is a leap year. There are 122 days left in the year from this day.
143 years ago
Emanuel Goldberg was born, the inventor of such inventions as microdots, the kinamo movie camera, and the Contax 35mm camera. Died September 13, 1970 (Age: 89).
107 years ago
Hugh Ross was born, an early pioneer in the history of British computing.
29 years ago
The game Command & Conquer was released by Westwood Studios.
29 years ago
The game Need for Speed was released for the PC.
26 years ago
The Learning Company announced the completion of its merger with Broderbund Software.
25 years ago
NVIDIA introduces the GPU and GeForce.
25 years ago
Adobe InDesign was introduced.
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