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Events on 17 May

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Antikythera mechanism discovered [1902]

Important Celebrations and Functions

World Information Society Day

Birthdays

Rosalind Picard [1962]
American computer scientist and academic
Dave Sim [1956]
Canadian cartoonist and publisher
Maria Petrou [1953]
Greek computer scientist and author
Alan Kay [1940]
American computer scientist
Ronald Wayne [1934]
Co-founder of Apple Computer

Death Anniversaries

Clarence Ellis [2014]
American computer scientist bets known for developing groupware at Xerox's PARC
Dave Berg [2002]
Famous Mad magazine cartoonist

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