Dutch-born American computer scientist and academic who made important contributions to Ted Nelson’s Hypertext Editing System (HES), the first hypertext system.
Andries van Dam was born on 8 December, 1938
Today's Events: 14 February
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YouTube.com domain name registered
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Voyager 1 takes The Pale Blue Dot photograph
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Element Lawrencium synthesised
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Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company changes name to IBM
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Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray apply for patents for the telephone
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Jaan Tallinn Birthday
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John L. Goldwater Birthday
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Charles Thomson Rees Wilson Birthday
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Christopher Latham Sholes Birthday
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Karl Guthe Jansky Death Anniversary
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John Hadley Death Anniversary