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After reading the January 1, 1975 issue of Popular Electronics that demonstrated the Altair 8800, Bill Gates called the creators of the new microcomputer, MITS (Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems), offering to demonstrate an implementation of the BASIC programming language for the system.Gates had neither an interpreter nor an Altair system, yet in the eight …
Expedia was originally founded by Microsoft in 1995. The compan was then spun out from the software giant as an independent business in 1996. Expedia, Inc. first went public in 1999. In 2001, USA Networks – now IAC/InterActiveCorp (IAC) – led by Barry Diller, bought a controlling stake in Expedia. Diller’s company bought the remaining …
WD-40 was invented in 1953. WD-40 literally stands for water displacement 40th attempt. That’s the name straight out of the lab book used by the chemist who helped develop WD-40 back in 1953. Norm Larsen, was attempting to concoct a formula to prevent corrosion, a task which is done by displacing water. Norm’s persistence paid …
It was the summer of 65. “Satisfaction” was blasting from the speakers of newly minted Mustangs and GTOs. Lyndon Johnson was in the White House and The New York Worlds Fair was offering a hope-filled but commercialized glance into the future. Pete’s Super Subs It was that very future that Fred DeLuca was concerned about. …
Milton C. Shedd, Ken Norris, David Demont, and George Millay brought SeaWorld to life, yet that was not the initial idea. The four graduates of UCLA originally set out to build an underwater restaurant and marine life show. When the underwater restaurant concept was deemed unfeasible, they scrapped those plans and decided to build a …
