June 10, 1977 Apple computer’s Apple II, which became the first serial Apple computer. He was very powerful at the time configuration, including MOS Technology 6502 processor with a frequency of 1 MHz and 4 kilobytes of RAM, which can optionally be expanded up to 128 KB. The Apple II has been updated several times and was produced until 1990 inclusive. And in its history has sold about 6 million copies.
Apple II, modification of 1980
June 10, 1892 the Russian biologist Dmitry Ivanovsky discovered the first ever virus. This discovery of the scientist came while studying plant diseases, particularly mosaic disease of tobacco. After the solution with particles in infected plants remained malicious even after filtering the bacteria, Ivanovo decided that the disease of tobacco forming microorganism.
D. I. Ivanovskiy
The theory of the biologist confirmed after a look at the virus in an optical microscope. The virus was smaller than typical bacteria 100 times, so he passed through all filters and together with the liquid infecting new plants. The shell of the tobacco mosaic virus consists of many turns of a protein helix with immersed RNA.
The structure of the tobacco mosaic virus
So Dmitry Ivanovsky discovered a new form of life — viruses, and laid the foundations of the science of Virology.. by the Way, the term “virus” (from lat. virus — poison) in those years did not exist, so the scientist called what he saw “filterable” bacteria or microorganisms. Shortly thereafter, in 1901, opened the yellow fever virus, and in 1907 smallpox, and scientists with Virology has learned how to identify the cause of infection and to eliminate viruses before they trigger an epidemic.
June 10, 1998, the company Seiko Instruments has released the first wearable computer Ruputer, which was also known under the name OnHand PC. This device worked under control of Windows 95 and was based on 16-bit processor with a frequency of 3.6 MHz, memory was 128 KB and a permanent memory of 2 megabytes. The screen was monochrome, and resolution 102х64 point. Although this device is not widespread, it is important to note that it was one of the first truly lightweight, compact and affordable solutions of its kind. And battery life (30 hours) are the envy of today’s smart watches and other wearable gadgets.
Sieko Ruputer, aka OnHand PC
10 Jun 2002, Kevin Warwick (Kevin Warwick), Professor of Cybernetics at the University of reading, held a successful experience of electronic communication between the nervous systems of two people. The project, in which the experiment was called Cyborg, and his main goal was the clarification of the dimensions of the object, which will take the body, and uzuchenii possibilities of the nervous system at interaction with artificially send signals. Warwick implanted a RFID transmitter, which is used to control different devices: electronic door locks, lighting and climate control. The second phase of the experiment meant the introduction of more complex interface, containing an array of electrodes BrainGate, is connected to the brain. Thanks to the new implants, the nervous system of Kevin Warwick has been connected with Columbia University in new York via the Internet, and he could remotely control a robotic hand he created earlier.
Kevin Warwick and his robotic hand
Well, the third stage took place with the participation of the spouse of the Professor, which was also implanted chip, that enabled to pass the signal from one nervous system to another. Despite the fact that the signal transmission is successful, the researchers have recorded a very strange reaction, however, the results of the experiment could not talk about damage to nerves or explicit rejection.