Today in computer history: December 11th
Below are technology and computer-related events that happened on December 11th of every year during the evolution of computers. December 11th is the 346th day of 2024, which is a leap year. There are 20 days left in the year from this day.
100 years ago
Charles Bachman was born, a computer scientist known for his work in computer databases. Died July 13, 2017 (Age: 92).
78 years ago
Freddie Williams applies for a patent for the Williams-Kilburn tube.
65 years ago
Brian Fox was born, entrepreneur, free software supporter, and original author of the GNU Bash shell.
52 years ago
Apollo 17 lands on the moon and was the last Apollo mission to land on the moon.
16 years ago
Google releases the first public version of Chrome.
7 years ago
Apple announced it was acquiring Shazam.
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