Today in computer history: December 7th
Below are technology and computer-related events that happened on December 7th of every year during the evolution of computers. December 7th is the 342th day of 2024, which is a leap year. There are 24 days left in the year from this day.
December 7, 192896 years ago
Noam Chomsky was born, the linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, and historian.
December 7, 193589 years ago
TDK was founded.
December 7, 196361 years ago
During a Army-Navy football game on CBS the first instant replay was shown on TV.
December 7, 199925 years ago
RIAA sues Napster.
December 7, 20186 years ago
The largest Mersenne prime was discovered by GIMPS user Patrick Laroche in Ocala, Florida, using an i5-4590T CPU operating at 2.0 GHz. His number is the 51st discovered Mersenne prime, and is 24,862,048 digits long.
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