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Coming up in this episode… * Atoms * Captchas * Superman Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. Feedback * Voice mail from ??? * Voice mail from Sir Real On This Day In History for March 15, 2017 This is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 291 days remaining in 2017. * It was on this date in 44 BC, that Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Gaius Cassius Longinus, Decimus Junius Brutus, and several other Roman senators on the Ides of March. * It was 524 years ago today, that Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after his first trip to the Americas. * 198 years ago today, French physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel wins a contest at the Academie des Sciences in Paris by proving that light behaves like a wave. The Fresnel integrals, still used to calculate wave patterns, silence skeptics who had backed the particle theory of Isaac Newton. * Also on March 15, 1906, Rolls-Royce Limited is incorporated. * It was on this date in 1941, that Philippine Airlines, the flag carrier of the Philippines takes its first flight between Manila (from Nielson Field) to Baguio City with a Beechcraft Model 18 making the airline the first and oldest commercial airline in Asia operating under its original name. * It was 32 years ago today, that The first Internet domain name is registered (symbolics.com). Happy birthday goes out on this date to: * Greek bishop and saint, Saint Nicholas, born on this date in 270. * Born March 15, 1821, Austrian physicist and chemist Johann Josef Loschmidt. * William Mitchell Ramsay, Scottish archaeologist and scholar was born on that same date in 1851. * German physiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate, Emil von Behring, born on this date in 1854. * Boris Delaunay, Russian mathematician and mountaineer was born on that same date in 1890. * American trumpet player, bandleader, and actor, Harry James was born 101 years ago today. * Also born on that same date in 1932,  American captain, pilot, and astronaut, Alan Bean. * Also turning 82 today is American actor Judd Hirsch. * American actress and dancer, Emily Dunn, born on this date in 1982. Listeners for March 8-22 * 08 – Ali Zein Yousuf a.k.a. superAL1394 * 08 – BJ Keifer a.k.a bjk * 11 – Andy Helsby of Absoblogginlutely! * 11 – Ken Kitzman a.k.a kitzken * 13 – Johanna Gonzalez a.k.a. MightyJo * 14 – Pi Day (3/14) * 16 – Michelle Lopez a.k.a. CntrySigns * 18 – Gregory Lemon @ GregoryLemon.com * 19 – JT Shea of The Gigcast and JT Ukes at 40 * 21 – “Krazy Joe” Fiore, MegaPodzilla * If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki. And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for March 15, 2017 News * Death to the Captcha * Farmers bullied into buying 1700 years worth of ink cartridges * Scientists store data on a single atom (break) Hacks & Strange Stories *

Coming up in this episode… 60,000 microbes Robots Bill Gates Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. Feedback Voice mail: Mike from DesMoines Voice mail: Ranger Craig QoTW: What computer game is a classic to you? Andy Helsby: So many to choose from. I spent many hours with Hollywood Hijink from Infocom but didn’t get very far on my Amstrad CPC6128 that ran CP/M. Other classics would be Doom, Duke Nukem, Castle Wolfenstein but the first game I ever played was Snake on a Commodore Pet. Matt Baum: Power Pete. Also, Harry the Handsome Executive. Josiah Lanska: King’s Quest and Space Quest Jack Mangan: Scorched Earth Brad Miller: Why hasn’t anyone said Super Mario Brothers? Suzette Tomasi: Candy Crush Saga Scott Tyler: Space Invaders Michael Slabodnick – Space Quest 3 Jack Jaffee – Leisure Suit Larry Derek McCarthy – Adventure, on the Atari 2600. Still play it occasionally on my Playstation 2, which has some great classic collections. Bob Pankratz – Everything referenced in Ready Player One On This Day In History for March 1, 2017 This is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 305 days remaining in 2017. It was on this date in 1565, that the city of Rio de Janeiro is founded. 325 years ago today, Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne and Tituba are brought before local magistrates in Salem Village, Massachusetts, beginning what would become known as the Salem witch trials. It was on this date in 1700, that Sweden introduces its own Swedish calendar, in an attempt to gradually merge into the Gregorian calendar, reverts to the Julian calendar on this date in 1712, and introduces the Gregorian calendar on this date in 1753. Also today in 1790, the first United States census is authorized. That same date in 1872, Yellowstone National Park is established as the world’s first national park. It was also this date in 1893 that electrical engineer Nikola Tesla gives the first public demonstration of radio in St. Louis, Missouri. It was 121 years ago today, that Henri Becquerel discovers radioactive decay. That same date in 1936, the Hoover Dam is completed. It was also this date in 1954 that the Castle Bravo, a 15-megaton hydrogen bomb, is detonated on Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, resulting in the worst radioactive contamination ever caused by the United States. It was 51 years ago today, that Venera 3 Soviet space probe crashes on Venus becoming the first spacecraft to land on another planet’s surface. 22 years ago today, Yahoo! is incorporated. Also on March 1, 1998, Titanic became the first film to gross over $1 billion worldwide. It was on this date in 2006, that English-language Wikipedia reaches its one millionth article, Jordanhill railway station. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: German philosopher and lexicographer, Rudolph Goclenius, born on this date in 1547. Jean-Charles della Faille, Flemish priest and mathematician was born on that same date in 1597. E. M. Antoniadi, the Greek-French astronomer and academic was born 147 years ago today. Glenn Miller, American trombonist, composer, and bandleader was born on that same date in 1904. Born March 1, 1910, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Archer John Porter Martin. American soldier, pilot, and astronaut, Deke Slayton was born 93 years ago today. American actor, radio host and stuntman, Robert Conrad, born on this date in 1935. Also born on that same date in 1943,  Russian-German astronomer and physicist, Rashid Sunyaev. English singer-songwriter,

Coming up in this episode… * NASA * Superheroes * Bob Ross Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. Feedback * Q: What is your favorite opening movie scene? * Lone Guise Knight: The Matrix * Brian Witt: I always liked the opening to Serenity * Kevin O’Conner: Pee Wee’s Big Adventure – you knew *exactly* what you were in for in the first few minutes of the movie. * Another fav is Mad Max: Fury Road * Weber Baker: You didn’t specify which genre: Patton * Paul Parkinson: Contact * Jorge Schrauwen: Saving Private Ryan * Joe Fiore: Desperado has a pretty good opening scene. That said, Boogie Nights gets my vote. That long steadicam shot through Maurice’s night club introducing all the principal characters- beautiful * Trampas Whiteman: Spaceballs * Gary Phillips: Sleepless in Seattle * Bret Sheeley: Touch of Evil * Stu Mayhew: Jaws – I haven’t swam in the sea at night since – or 2001: A Space Odyssey * Cynthia Fry: Depends on what you’re going for. Best monologue: Trainspotting. Most Iconic: 2001 A Space Odyssey. Most Touching: Up * Scott Stephanie Long: Avengers:Age of Ultron opens with action right away * John Miller Jr. Superman: The Movie. Gets me every time. * Jorge: Re: Submarine in Raiders * Also VIIC Submarines… probably 700 series if Roman numerals On This Day In History for February 15, 2017 This is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 319 days remaining in 2017. * It was on this date in 1493, that while on board the Niña, Christopher Columbus writes an open letter (widely distributed upon his return to Portugal) describing his discoveries and the unexpected items he came across in the New World. * Also on February 15, 1764, The city of St. Louis is established in Spanish Louisiana (now in Missouri, USA). * February 15, 1946, ENIAC, the first electronic general-purpose computer, is formally dedicated at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. * It was also this date in 1954 that Canada and the United States agree to construct the Distant Early Warning Line, a system of radar stations in the far northern Arctic regions of Canada and Alaska. * A new red-and-white maple leaf design is adopted as the flag of Canada, replacing the old Canadian Red Ensign banner on this date in 1965. * It was on this date in 1971, that the decimalisation of British coinage is completed on Decimal Day. * It was 45 years ago today, that sound recordings are granted U.S. federal copyright protection for the first time. * That same date in 1996, At the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China, a Long March 3 rocket, carrying an Intelsat 708, crashes into a rural village after liftoff, killing many people. * It was also this date in 2001 that the first draft of the complete human genome is published in Nature. * It was 4 years ago today, that a meteor explodes over Russia, injuring 1,500 people as a shock wave blows out windows and rocks buildings. This happens unexpectedly only hours before the expected closest ever approach of the larger and unrelated asteroid 2012 DA14. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: * Italian astronomer, physicist, and mathematician, Galileo Galilei, born on this date in 1564. * Louis XV of France, born on this date in 1710. * Abraham Clark, the American surveyor, lawyer, and politician was born 292 years ago today. * Cyrus McCormick, American journalist and businessman, co-founded International Harvester was born on that same date in 1809. * Charles Lewis Tiffany,

Coming up in this episode… * Who, When? * Hell’s Angel’s Robots * Rub-a-dub-sub Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. Shout out to the Podcaster Meetup in Chandler this past Friday! Feedback * QoTW: What’s your favorite quote from science fiction? * Mike Wills: We will not sacrifice the Enterprise. We’ve made too many compromises already, too many retreats. They invade our space, and we fall back. They assimilate entire worlds, and we fall back. Not again! The line must be drawn here! This far, no further! And I will make them PAY for what they’ve done! * Reply: “As you wish”… “Have fun storming the castle” * Cynful and Tiffany: Mul-ti-pass * Claudio: My God, It’s full of stars. * “Whoa, I know Kung Fu” * I fight for the users! * Eric Alexander: Never tell me the odds. * And “I have a bad feeling about this” * Scott Tyler: Great Scott! * Sarah Helwig: I’m a Doctor, not a… * Jack Mangan: “I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe: attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I’ve watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser Gate. All those… moments… will be lost… in time, like… tears… in rain.” * Michael Slabodnick: Come on you apes! You wanna live forever? * Chuck: I’ll chase him round the moons of Nibia and round the Antares maelstrom and round perdition’s flames before I give him up! * Jose Gonzalez: You want to run this ship!?” “Yeah!!!

Coming up in this episode… * New Metal * Chimeras * Something from a long time ago, but from this galaxy Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. [poweress] Feedback * QOTW: What do you do what you do? * Rob:  I print t-shirts. I’ve been a printer since I was 11 years old way back in 1982. I was pretty much born to it. I’ve got ink in my blood. Plus the benefits are great. Well, none of the usual benefits, but I don’t have to wear a tie and I get to make custom shirts for myself. * Scott: I am an Architect because I love herding cats…. after all that is what designing and constructing buildings is really all about. And also because I have not learned how to play D&D for a living! * John: Computer repair is my thing. I love the problem solving aspect of it. * Clinton: Because if I didn’t do it, it wouldn’t get done. * Jorge: * Re: US Visit – I’ve been to the states once, on a road trip through the Midwest. * Re: Cards – Also you guys usually get different cards! And yeah that was a church. * Re: My brother’s promotion – Q: So chief of police… is like the highest function or? No idea how it works in the US. * Re: Dunkirk – Dunkirk is France, very close to the Belgian border * VM from Tee Morris On This Day In History for February 1, 2017 This is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 333 days remaining in 2017. * It was on this date in 1893, that Thomas A. Edison finishes construction of the first motion picture studio, the Black Maria in West Orange, New Jersey. * Also today in 1918, Russia adopts the Gregorian calendar. * Also on February 1, 1964, The Beatles have their first number one hit in the United States with “I Want to Hold Your Hand”. * That same date in 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during the reentry of mission STS-107 into the Earth’s atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard. * February 1, 2013, The Shard, the tallest building in the European Union, is opened to the public. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: * German lexicographer, historian, and cryptographer, Johannes Trithemius, born on this date in 1462. * Born February 1, 1635, German archaeologist and scholar Marquard Gude. * Jacob Roggeveen, the Dutch explorer was born 358 years ago today. * French lexicographer and philosopher, Émile Littré was born 216 years ago today. * American actor, Clark Gable, born on this date in 1901. * Emilio G. Segrè, Italian-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate was born on that same date in 1905. * Welsh actor, director, and screenwriter, Terry Jones, born on this date in 1942. Listener birthdays: January * 24 – Cynthia Fry * 25 – Kreg Steppe * 26 – Will The Computer Guy * 27 – Mark in Memphis * 27 – Chip Burkhead from The Scotchcast February * 01 – Matt Baum aka Racer X, Pittsburgh PA * 01 – Brandon Kirkwold – MN * 02 – Gary Lindros – aka Gary from Jacksonville * 02 – Chuck Provenzano aka podlurker aka Chuck’s evil twin * 02 – Oreo Cookie Monster * 03 – Euan Campbell McGregor – Scotland, UK * 07 – Chad W. Smith from Chattanooga, TN * 07 – Bryon the Big BS in PA, Williamsport PA * If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki.

Today we talk to SF Edwards, about his career of testing, evaluating and certifying military weapon systems and how that influences his writing and of course the release of this new ebook On Dagger’s Wings (The Spiral War Book 1) available now on Amazon and other digital. SF Edwards is a long time friend of the show and we are excited to be talking to him about his work.  

Coming up in this episode… * Future of the Internet * Old Gamers * Chicken Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. Feedback * Postcard from Jorge * Nothing this week – thank you for all the likes and shares on the last video! Keep up the good work On This Day In History for January 18, 2017 This is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 347 days remaining in 2017. * It was on this date in 1535, that Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro founded Lima, the capital of Peru. * Also on January 18, 1778, James Cook is the first known European to discover the Hawaiian Islands, which he names the “Sandwich Islands”. * It was on this date in 1788, that the first elements of the First Fleet carrying 736 convicts from Great Britain to Australia arrive at Botany Bay. * 133 years ago today, Dr. William Price attempts to cremate the body of his infant son, Jesus Christ Price, setting a legal precedent for cremation in the United Kingdom. * January 18, 1896, an X-ray generating machine is exhibited for the first time by H. L. Smith. * Also on January 18, 1903, a transmitter in Wellfleet, Massachusetts sends the first transatlantic radio transmission to originate in the United States. * It was 40 years ago today, that scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious Legionnaires’ disease. * Also today in 2005, that the Airbus A380, the world’s largest commercial jet, is unveiled at a ceremony in Toulouse, France. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: * American assistant to Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas A. Watson, born on this date in 1854. * Oliver Hardy, the American actor and comedian was born 125 years ago today. * English-American actor, Cary Grant was born 113 years ago today. * American actor, singer, and dancer, Danny Kaye, born on this date in 1911. * Ray Dolby, the American engineer and businessman, founded Dolby Laboratories was born 84 years ago today. January * 19 – Jeff Powers * 19 – Michael Hickerson * 21 – Michael Rabalais – Stingray42 * 21 – Tom Posz * 22 – TAW012294 * 22 – Jason Tucker * 23 – Kathie Luke, IL * 23 – Chris Moody from PodioMedia Chat * 23 – Keith Lane from TGGeeks * 24 – Cynthia Fry * If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki. And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for January 18, 2017   Hacks & Strange Stories * Scientists have cooled an object beyond the icy limits of known physics – ScienceAlert Shout out to the chat room What us live every Sunday night at 9:30PM ET to see and hear the show raw and unedited. Go to http://www.chuckchat.com/technorama/webcam. Join us on the live chat! Remember When * Exceptionally Rare Photograph of Lincoln’s First Inauguration Will Go on Display Today * A new photo emerges of Lincoln at Gettysburg * My Grandpa and his Asheron’s Call – YouTube *

Coming up in this episode… * Suds in the Tub * NASA * Mech Warrior is Happening! Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. On This Day In History for January 11, 2017 This is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 354 days remaining in 2017. * The first recorded lottery in England was on this date in 1569 * It was also this date in 1759 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the first American life insurance company is incorporated. * William Herschel discovers Titania and Oberon, two moons of Uranus on this date in 1787. * That same date in 1908, Grand Canyon National Monument is created. * It was 95 years ago today, that  saw  the first use of insulin to treat diabetes in a human patient. * Louis B. Mayer, head of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), announces the creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, at a banquet in Los Angeles, California on this date in 1927. * January 11, 1935, Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California. * 68 years ago today, the first “networked” television broadcasts took place as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes on the air connecting the east coast and midwest programming. * It was 53 years ago today, that Dr. Luther Terry, M.D., then Surgeon General of the United States, publishes the landmark report Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States saying that smoking may be hazardous to health, sparking national and worldwide anti-smoking efforts. * It was also this date in 1986 that The Gateway Bridge in Brisbane Queensland Australia is officially opened. * January 11, 1996, STS-72 launches from the Kennedy Space Center marking the start of the 74th Space Shuttle mission and the 10th flight of Endeavour. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: * English engineer and architect, Samuel Bentham, born on this date in 1757. * English physicist, Joseph Jackson Lister was born 231 years ago today. * Born January 11, 1788, English chemist and academic William Thomas Brande. * Ányos Jedlik, Hungarian physicist and engineer was born on that same date in 1800. * American businessman and philanthropist, founded Western Union and Cornell University, Ezra Cornell, born on this date in 1807. * Albert Victor Bäcklund, Swedish mathematician and physicist was born on that same date in 1845. * Born January 11, 1872, American physicist and academic G. W. Pierce. * Swiss chemist and discoverer of LSD, Albert Hofmann was born 111 years ago today. * Also born on that same date in 1925,  American television producer, co-founded MTM Enterprises, Grant Tinker. * Lev Dyomin, the Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut was born 91 years ago today. * American web developer and businessman, co-created WordPress, Matt Mullenweg is 33 today. Listener Birthdays * 14 – Glynne Tolar * 15 – Ralph Whitfield (aka Goofy Ralph) * 17 – fuffy_frog (aka Kristina) from Canada * If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki. And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for January 11, 2017 News * Watch Korea’s mech take its first steps with a pilot on board * Is this proof of life on Mars? Alien enthusiasts find ‘SPOON’ in NASA images of the Red Planet – Mirror Online

Coming up in this episode… Low priced space ships High priced math book Meat pie in space Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show.   Feedback Nick St. Gabriel: Hi Chuck, I recently got the books for patreon members and sat them aside since I was going “into the office” soon. For most people this means driving across town or something, but for me I live in Florida on the space coast and my office is in Juneau Alaska (I’m a software developer). About 3-4 times a year I go into the office, say “Hello” and do all of that stuff. I decided this time to take my oldest daughter with me since it had been about 4 years since she has seen the town.  She is an avid reader and after I read each one on the way up I let her read them. Why do you care?  Well, as she was reading them I realized this 11 year old girl had just been born as I started listening to your show.   It made me feel a little old, and well, I thought I’d pass the feeling along. Hopefully, mission accomplished.   On This Day In History for December 21, 2016 This is the 355th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 10 days remaining in 2016. It was on this date in 1620, that Plymouth Colony: William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims land on what is now known as Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Arthur Wynne’s “word-cross”, the first crossword puzzle, is published in the New York World on this date in 1913. Also today in 1936, first flight of the Junkers Ju 88 multi-role combat aircraft. It was on this date in 1937, that Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the world’s first full-length animated feature, premieres at the Carthay Circle Theatre. It was 48 years ago today, that Apollo 8 is launched from the Kennedy Space Center, placing its crew on a lunar trajectory for the first visit to another celestial body by humans. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: Scottish chemist and academic, Thomas Graham, born on this date in 1805. Born December 21, 1868, American chemist and engineer George W. Fuller. Estonian mathematician and scholar, Jaan Sarv, born on this date in 1877. Adele Goldstine, the American computer programmer was born 96 years ago today. Also turning 81 today is American talk show host and producer Phil Donahue. American actress, producer, and activist, Jane Fonda, born on this date in 1937. Frank Zappa, the American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer was born 76 years ago today. American actor and producer, Samuel L. Jackson is 68 today. If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki. And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for December 21, 2016 Listener Birthdays 21 – James Ballard KarakSindru 22 – Bo Pace 22 – Luke “Chuck’s Stalker” Smith (2000) 22 – Jason Pelloni, Tampa, FL 23 – Richard Green 24 – MaDBooM 25 – Joel Parks (Agrojag-Ama) 29 – CMenn 31 – Shadowbird’s Mom 31 – Mr. Sim (aka Jeremy from Winnipeg) News Bose launches HEARPHONES with built in smart microphones for ‘superhearing’ NASA is helping Stephen Hawking...

Coming up in this episode… Dinosaurs Christmas Death Star Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. Feedback Andy Helsby – Slack The advantage of slack is that the sharing, files and chats are fully searchable for everyone (with permission) to go back to later on, whereas IM is only available to those people in the chat at the time. Marc Blackburn – DS9 Listened to your last episode and was intrigued by your discussion of deep space nine. Been a fan of the Star Trek universe since the late 1970s when I started watching reruns of TOS. My two bits about DS 9. I think it was the most consistently well written series from the very beginning. I recently rewatched the entire series. From the beginning it had rich characters, compelling stories, and great dialogue. I know that DS 9 is a lightning rod among fans, but I think it is the best of all of the follow on series. My two bits for this week……. On This Day In History for December 14, 2016 This is the 348th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 17 days remaining in 2016. It was on this date in 1542, that Princess Mary Stuart becomes Mary, Queen of Scots. 234 years ago today, the Montgolfier brothers’ first balloon lifts off on its first test flight. It was 116 years ago today, that  Max Planck presents a theoretical derivation of his black-body radiation law. Also today in 1902, the Commercial Pacific Cable Company lays the first Pacific telegraph cable, from San Francisco to Honolulu. It was on this date in 1903, that The Wright brothers make their first attempt to fly with the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Also on December 14, 1911, Roald Amundsen’s team, comprising himself, Olav Bjaaland, Helmer Hanssen, Sverre Hassel, and Oscar Wisting, becomes the first to reach the South Pole. It was 76 years ago today, that Plutonium (specifically Pu-238) is first isolated at Berkeley, California. 58 years ago today, the 3rd Soviet Antarctic Expedition becomes the first to reach the southern pole of inaccessibility. December 14, 1962, NASA’s Mariner 2 becomes the first spacecraft to fly by Venus. Also today in 1972, Eugene Cernan is the last person to walk on the moon, after he and Harrison Schmitt complete the third and final extravehicular activity (EVA) of the Apollo 17 mission. That same date in 1988, the ET3 Greek television network is launched in Thessaloniki. 22 years ago today, construction begins on the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze river. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: Danish astronomer and chemist, Tycho Brahe, born on this date in 1546. Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, French painter and illustrator was born on that same date in 1824. George VI of the United Kingdom was born on that same date in 1895. American geneticist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, Edward Lawrie Tatum was born 107 years ago today. American singer, actor, and bandleader, Spike Jones, born on this date in 1911. Born December 14, 1916, American author Shirley Jackson. Nikolay Basov, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate was born on that same date in 1922. Patty Duke, the American actress was born 70 years ago today. Canadian anthropologist, author, and photographer, Wade Davis, born on this date in 1953. Also born on that same date in 1954,  Canadian physicist and astronaut, Steve MacLean. Listener birthdays Dec 14-20: 14 – Michael Spence from Brother Osric’s Scriptorium 17 – Jorge Schrauwen

Coming up in this episode… Light Speed Nanotubes Body counts Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. Feedback From John Noble I was listening to Episode 490 through YouTube.  When you got to the remember when segment, I had a sudden flashback when you showed the IBM keypunch machine.  I spent many hours at the university computer center between midnight and 6am typing programs on cards using those machines.  I also used the commodore PET computer in the physics lab to control equipment and my first personal computer was a Radio Shack TRS-80 Model III.  Thanks for the sudden flashback to distant memories buried deep within my mind. From Jorge: I’m back near Antwerp now, I no longer work at Google. So no need to live in the French speaking part. But what iv did at Google and what I can talk about is ok my CV. Also I’d use that new Japanese supercomputer for figuring out stronger cryptography! On This Day In History for December 7, 2016 This is the 341st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 24 days remaining in 2016. It was on this date in 1732, that The Royal Opera House opens at Covent Garden, London, England. 229 years ago today, Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the United States Constitution. Also today in 1869, American outlaw Jesse James commits his first confirmed bank robbery in Gallatin, Missouri. Also on December 7, 1917, as part of World War I, the United States declares war on Austria-Hungary. It was on this date in 1930, that W1XAV in Boston, Massachusetts telecasts video from the CBS radio orchestra program, The Fox Trappers. The telecast also includes the first television commercial in the United States, an advertisement for I.J. Fox Furriers, who sponsored the radio show. It was 75 years ago today, that the Imperial Japanese Navy carries out a surprise attack on the United States Pacific Fleet and its defending Army and Marine air forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Also on December 7, 1963, Instant replay makes its debut during the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Apollo 17, the last Apollo moon mission, is launched. The crew takes the photograph known as The Blue Marble as they leave the Earth on this date in 1972. That same date in 1982, In Texas, Charles Brooks, Jr., becomes the first person to be executed by lethal injection in the United States. It was also this date in 1995 that The Galileo spacecraft arrives at Jupiter, a little more than six years after it was launched by Space Shuttle Atlantis during Mission STS-34. That same date in 1999, the Recording Industry Association of America sues the peer-to-peer file-sharing service Napster, alleging copyright infringement. Also today in 2015, The JAXA probe Akatsuki successfully enters orbit around Venus five years after the first attempt. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: Persian astronomer and author, Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi, born on this date in 903. Born December 7, 1810, German physiologist and biologist Theodor Schwann. Leopold Kronecker, the Polish-German mathematician and academic was born 193 years ago today. Croatian mathematician, physicist, and academic, Danilo Blanuša was born 113 years ago today. American voice actor and singer, Clarence “Ducky” Nash, born on this date in 1904. Born December 7, 1905, Dutch-American astronomer and academic Gerard Kuiper. American actor, Ted Knight, born on this date in 1923. American actor, Jeffrey Wright is 51 today – among other roles, he plays Bernard in HBO’s Westworld. Also born on that same date in 1989,

On this show… * Nasa * iPhones * Robots running amuck! Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. Feedback Jorge: I’m back near Antwerp now, I no longer work at Google. So no need to live in the French speaking part Doug Alex: Project for Technorama – how to install CP/M on Windows. The first computer my dad got was a CP/M machine. He used to keep a database for the local Baptist Church on it. On This Day In History for November 30, 2016 This is the 334th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 31 days remaining in 2016. It was on this date in 3340 BC, that we find the earliest believed record of an eclipse. That same date in 1803, In New Orleans, Spanish representatives officially transfer the Louisiana Territory to a French representative. Just 20 days later, France transfers the same land to the United States as the Louisiana Purchase. November 30, 1829, the first Welland Canal opens for a trial run, five years to the day from the ground breaking. It was on this date in 1934, that The LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman becomes the first steam locomotive to be authenticated as reaching 100 mph. 34 years ago today, that Michael Jackson’s second solo album, Thriller is released worldwide. It will become the best-selling record album in history. Also today in 1999, British Aerospace and Marconi Electronic Systems merge to form BAE Systems, Europe’s largest defense contractor and the fourth largest aerospace firm in the world. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: Spanish captain and explorer, Andrés de Urdaneta, born on this date in 1498. Jonathan Swift, the Irish satirist and essayist was born 349 years ago today. Polish physician, chemist, and biologist, Jędrzej Śniadecki was born 248 years ago today. American businessman and politician, founded the Winchester Repeating Arms Company, Oliver Winchester, born on this date in 1810. Also born 181 years ago  today is American novelist, humorist, and critic Mark Twain. Winston Churchill, the English colonel, journalist, and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Nobel Prize laureate was born 142 years ago today. American actor and singer, Robert Guillaume is 89 today. Born November 30, 1929, American television host and producer, founded Dick Clark Productions Dick Clark. Dmitri Anosov, Russian mathematician and academic was born on that same date in 1936. English director, producer, and production designer, Ridley Scott is 79 today. Also turning 71 today is Welsh bass player, songwriter, and producer Roger Glover. Born November 30, 1953, American singer and actress June Pointer. English singer-songwriter, Billy Idol is 61 today. American actor, director, producer and screenwriter, Ben Stiller, born on this date in 1965. Also turning 40 today is Italian astronomer Marta Burgay. Listener birthday calendar: November 25 – Lane Williams 26 – Joanie 27 – Brad P. from NJ 28 – Ben Sweetser December 01 – Claudio Miranda (ClaudioM) 02 – Ben Fryxell from the MacMania Podcast 06 – SuperMoonMan And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for November 30, 2016 If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki. News Mars hides a gigantic ice sheet that may help astronauts

In this episode Chuck and Kreg talk to Larry Nemecek who is a Star Trek author, actor, editor, archivist, consultant, interviewer and producer, first widely known thanks to his classic best-seller “Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion” from Pocket Books. He has portrayed Dr. McCoy in the Star Trek Continues web series episodes “Pilgrim of Eternity” and “Lolani” and remains as the series’ Creative Consultant. * Larry’s Website

Featured in this episode: * NASA’s new satellite plan * Awesome photos of old computer equipment * Star Trek random facts, E.T.’s phone bill, and more. Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. Congratulations to Paul (P.C.) and Jen Haring on their wedding! Feedback * Jorge: Lame superpowers – Bit Flip man. He flips one random bit of your data. On This Day In History for November 16, 2016 This is the 320th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 45 days remaining in 2016. * It was on this date in 1822, that Missouri trader William Becknell arrives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, over a route that became known as the Santa Fe Trail. * Also on November 16, 1852, the English astronomer John Russell Hind discovers the asteroid 22 Kalliope. * It was also this date in 1855 that David Livingstone becomes the first European to see the Victoria Falls in what is now present-day Zambia-Zimbabwe. * It was 112 years ago today, that English engineer John Ambrose Fleming receives a patent for the thermionic valve (vacuum tube). * That same date in 1907, Cunard Line’s RMS Mauretania, sister ship of RMS Lusitania, sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City. * It was 96 years ago today, that Qantas, Australia’s national airline, is founded as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited. * It was on this date in 1938, that LSD is first synthesized by Albert Hofmann from ergotamine at the Sandoz Laboratories in Basel.[1]. * That same date in 1965, the Soviet Union launches the Venera 3 space probe toward Venus, which will be the first spacecraft to reach the surface of another planet. * It was also this date in 1973 that NASA launches Skylab 4 with a crew of three astronauts from Cape Canaveral, Florida for an 84-day mission. * November 16, 1974, The Arecibo message is broadcast from the Arecibo Radio Telescope in Puerto Rico. It was aimed at the current location of the globular star cluster Messier 13 some 25,000 light years away. The message will reach empty space by the time it finally arrives since the cluster will have changed position. * Pop group Milli Vanilli are stripped of their Grammy Award because the duo did not sing at all on the Girl You Know It’s True album. Session musicians had provided all the vocals on this date in 1990. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: * Roman emperor, Tiberius, born on this date in -42. * Born November 16, 1717, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher Jean le Rond d’Alembert. * Kalākaua of Hawaii was born 180 years ago today. * Burgess Meredith, the American actor, singer, director, producer, and screenwriter was born 109 years ago today. * Born November 16, 1916, American voice actor and singer Daws Butler. * American computer scientist, physicist, and engineer, founded the Amdahl Corporation, Gene Amdahl was born 94 years ago today. * Born November 16, 1948, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Eagles) Glenn Frey. * Also turning 39 today is Australian singer-songwriter and actress Gigi Edgley. Listener Birthdays (Nov 16-22) * 16 – Tim Elliott (from Winecast) * 17 – Mike Smith of The Mike Tech Show * 17 – Lorrie Mennenga * 19 – Laura Burns * 22 – Tom Posz – (from California, USA) If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki. And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for November 16, 2016 News

Coming up in this episode… * Engineer doctor * High beams in China * Drink all you like! Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. On This Day In History for November 9, 2016 This is the 313rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 52 days remaining in 2016. * It was on this date in 1620, that Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower sight land at Cape Cod, Massachusetts. * This is also the anniversary of The Great Boston Fire of 1872. * NASA launches the unmanned Apollo 4 test spacecraft atop the first Saturn V rocket from Cape Kennedy, Florida November 9, 1967. * That same day in 1967, the first issue of Rolling Stone magazine is published. * 37 years ago today, the NORAD computers and the Alternate National Military Command Center in Fort Ritchie, Maryland detected purported massive Soviet nuclear strike. After reviewing the raw data from satellites and checking the early-warning radars, the alert is cancelled. * Also today in 1985, Garry Kasparov, 22, of the Soviet Union becomes the youngest World Chess Champion by beating fellow Soviet Anatoly Karpov. * November 9, 1994, The chemical element darmstadtium is discovered. * It was also this date in 2005, The Venus Express mission of the European Space Agency is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: * German astrologer and theologian, Martin Chemnitz, born on this date in 1522. * Also born on this date in 1931, Russian surgeon and Transplantologist Valery Shumakov. * American astronomer, astrophysicist, and cosmologist, Carl Sagan, born on this date in 1934. * Born November 9, 1941, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Tom Fogerty. And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for November 9, 2016 Listener birthdays (November 9-15) * 10 – John Noble from the Island * 13 – Pippa (London UK) * 13 – Jennifer Therrien (Canada) * 15 – Jackie Breller (Krazy Joe & Christine’s daughter) * 15 – Chuck Jolley aka nitestarr – (Horn Lake, MS) * 15 – Tabz If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki. News * What would Neil do? (during the world series) * A beer with no hangover Hacks & Strange Stories * High punishment for high beams in China * Man hacks Alexa into singing fish robot, terror ensues – The Verge Shout out to the chat room What us live every Sunday night at 9:30PM ET to see and hear the show raw and unedited. Go to http://www.chuckchat.com/technorama/webcam. Join us on the live chat! Remember When * A rotary cell phone Thank you Patrons! This show is brought to you by… YOU! Thank you to our Patrons who enable us to keep the show running and bring you special episodes. Kyle Nishioka Mike Wills Steve Therrien