Today in computer history: November 26th
Below are technology and computer-related events that happened on November 26th of every year during the evolution of computers. November 26th is the 331th day of 2024, which is a leap year. There are 35 days left in the year from this day.
130 years ago
Norbert Wiener was born, an American mathematician and Professor of Mathematics at MIT and originator of cybernetics. Died March 18, 1964 (Age: 69).
48 years ago
Microsoft officially drops the hyphen in Micro-soft and trademarks the Microsoft name.
38 years ago
The movie Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home was released.
28 years ago
United States patent 5,579,430 was granted for the digital encoding process of MP3 files.
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