Today in computer history: February 24th
Below are technology and computer-related events that happened on February 24th of every year during the evolution of computers. February 24th is the 55th day of 2024, which is a leap year. There are 311 days left in the year from this day.
100 years ago
David Evans was born, the founder of the computer science department at the University of Utah. Died October 3, 1998 (Age: 74).
70 years ago
Sidney Meier was born, a Canadian programmer and video game designer known for video game Civilization.
69 years ago
Steve Jobs was born, the co-founder of and former CEO of the Apple company. Died October 5, 2011 (Age: 56).
48 years ago
Jan Koum was born, an American computer engineer and Internet entrepreneur and co-founder of WhatsApp.
14 years ago
Apple announces over 10 billion tracks have been downloaded from iTunes.
13 years ago
Apple released the Thunderbolt hardware interface.
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