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Fast facts: Time magazine named the computer its "Man of the Year" in 1982. A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball of rubber. A ball of solid steel will bounce higher than one made entirely of glass. A chip of silicon a quarter-inch square has the capacity of the original 1949 ENIAC computer, which occupied a full city block. A standard 747 Jumbo Jet has 420 seats. An ordinary TNT bomb involves an atomic reaction and could be called an atomic bomb. What we call an A-bomb involves nuclear reactions and should be called a nuclear bomb. Bill Gates formed a company to sell a computerized traffic counting system to cities, which made $20,000 its first year. Business dropped sharply when customers learned Gates was only 14 years old. Early models of vacuum cleaners were powered by gasoline.

 

On this date: In 1783, Sweden recognized U.S. independence. In 1817, the first U.S. gas company was incorporated in Baltimore to produce coal gas for street lights. In 1931, Maxine Dunlap became the first U.S. woman to earn a glider pilot license. In 1967, "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" premiered on CBS. In 1969, the U.S. population reached 200 million. In 1991, a Michigan court barred Dr. Jack Kevorkian from assisting in suicides. In 1994, "Where On Earth Is Carmen San Diego?" debuted on Fox TV.

 

Quotable... (Kenneth) Lay "cannot be expected to participate in a proceeding in which conclusions have been reached before Mr. Lay has been given an opportunity to be heard. These inflammatory statements show that ... the tenor of the hearing will be prosecutorial." - Enron CEO Kenneth Lay's attorney Earl Silbert about Congress actions that may lead to a subpoena of the CEO.