Two grad students agree to disagree about everything except what matters. They start one of the biggest companies ever.
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Eight years after its founding, Hewlett-Packard incorporates. The tiny garage in Palo Alto, California, where the company originated is now regarded as the birthplace of Silicon Valley.
1981: The first integrated mouse intended for use with a personal computer makes its appearance with the Xerox Star workstation. The name “mouse” derived from the device’s rounded shape and tail-like cord extending from it, suggesting the diminutive rodent. The first mouse, an experimental pointing device, was invented in 1964 by Douglas Englebart, who was […]
Photographer Eadweard Muybridge uses high-speed stop-motion photography to capture a horseâ€™s motion. The photos prove that the horse has all four feet in the air during some parts of its stride. The shots settle an old argument â€¦ and start a new medium and industry.