Events
Birthdays
- Neil deGrasse Tyson [1958]
Astrophysicist and science populariser - Bob Thaves [1924]
Creator of the 'Frank and Ernest' comic strip - Bil Keane [1922]
Creator of 'The Family Circus' comic strip and 'Channel Chuckles' - Nathan Jacobson [1910]
Polish-American mathematician - Louis Lumière [1864]
World’s first filmmaker
Death Anniversaries
- Steve Jobs [2011]
Co-founder Apple - René Sommer [2009]
Swiss inventor and computer programmer - Maurice Wilkins [2004]
Nobel laureate known for his role in deducing the structure of DNA - Keith Roberts [2000]
English artist, author and graphic designer - Seymour Cray [1996]
Founder of Cray Research and CRAY Computer Company - Earl Tupper [1983]
Inventor of 'Tupperware'