Jump to content
maryportfuncity

Scientists, Inventors And Techno Wizards

Recommended Posts

14 hours ago, alt obits guy said:

Ross Lowell an award-winning director, cinematographer & author and the man who invented gaffer tape, has died.  He was 92.

https://www.diyphotography.net/ross-lowell-founder-of-lowel-light-and-gaffer-tape-inventor-dies-at-92/

 

Lowell had four children with his first wife Carol Ann.

  • Haha 1

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Tristan O'Tierney aged 35.

 

Codeveloped the Square payment app, then blew it all on drugs.

 

Fair, enough.

 

https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/01/tristan-otierney-who-helped-develop-squares-original-payment-app-has-passed-away/

 

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Jerry Merryman, one of the inventors of the electronic calculator, is no longer a merry man, as he has died.  He was 86.  Merryman was also the first person to realize that 07734 flipped upside down spells 'hello'.  

 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-05/-brilliant-man-who-was-an-inventor-of-the-calculator-dies

 

 

  • Like 1

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
1 hour ago, alt obits guy said:

Jerry Merryman, one of the inventors of the electronic calculator, is no longer a merry man, as he has died.  He was 86.  Merryman was also the first person to realize that 07734 flipped upside down spells 'hello'.  

 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-05/-brilliant-man-who-was-an-inventor-of-the-calculator-dies

 

 

I wonder who discovered 55378008.:)

  • Haha 3

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
19 minutes ago, redrumours said:

I wonder who discovered 55378008.:)

 

His wife

  • Like 1
  • Haha 1

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
1 hour ago, alt obits guy said:

Jerry Merryman, one of the inventors of the electronic calculator, is no longer a merry man, as he has died.  He was 86.  Merryman was also the first person to realize that 07734 flipped upside down spells 'hello'.  

 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-05/-brilliant-man-who-was-an-inventor-of-the-calculator-dies

 

I remember that the instruction manual for the first electronic calculator I bought in around 1970 said, "to check if your calculator is working correctly, multiply 12345679 by 63 to give the answer 777777777". It was at this point that my slide rule was put in the drawer never to be used again.  :lol:

  • Like 2

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

I remember 8th grade (so 1976?) biology teacher came in all giddy one day,  He held aloft what appeared and adding machine, but you held it in your hand, and wireless (though ‘wireless’ wasn’t a word yet).  He said he paid like $250 for the thing (1976 US dollars).  

It was cool.  

  • Like 1

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
9 hours ago, redrumours said:

I wonder who discovered 55378008.:)

My memory is terrible, but about 35 years ago somebody showed me an ingenious  joke on a calculator about a woman who i think had a figure of 88-22-88,who goes to the doctor to get her size reduced .Anyway the gist was she ended up 55378008.Anybody have any clues or did I dream it. 

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
15 hours ago, redrumours said:

I wonder who discovered 55378008.:)

 

Why the two 5s?

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
19 hours ago, redrumours said:

I wonder who discovered 55378008.:)

This isn't the version i was thinking of,but it works.

Sally had 69 boobs which was, too,too,too many (69222).So she went to a doctor on 51st street (6922251).He said take a certain pill 8 times a day (6922251x8). Which left her,flip your calculator over. BOOBLESS.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
On 05/03/2019 at 16:23, alt obits guy said:

Jerry Merryman, one of the inventors of the electronic calculator, is no longer a merry man, as he has died.  He was 86.  Merryman was also the first person to realize that 07734 flipped upside down spells 'hello'.  

 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-05/-brilliant-man-who-was-an-inventor-of-the-calculator-dies

 

 

 

I can’t believe he’s gone, it just don’t add up!

  • Like 1

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
1 hour ago, Sir Creep said:

 

I can’t believe he’s gone, it just don’t add up!

Take him away!

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Charles Sanna, developer of Swiss Miss instant hot chocolate died 13th  March, aged 101 (which is, coincidentally, the room number to which hot chocolate drinks should be consigned.).

  • Like 1

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Rex Garrod's daughter has reported the passing of her father on Facebook. Cant link at this time.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

David Gordon Wilson, proponent of the recumbent bicycle and designer of the centrifugal pump used in the world's first artificial heart, amongst many other things - could also be an 'arrogant academic'  having been a MIT professor - died yesterday aged 91.

 

Profile.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
1 minute ago, Cat O'Falk said:

 

I've always swallowed and never became pregnant.  :o  :D

Not surprising that your reflex to my post was a gag.....:lol:

  • Haha 2

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
6 hours ago, YoungWillz said:


BIG RIP to this saint.
Can you imagine all the Sir Creep weans cutting about but for.... 
Lordy... 

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
On ‎08‎/‎08‎/‎2018 at 11:14, Bibliogryphon said:

James Lovelock was interviewed on the Today programme this morning.  He was talking about impending environmental Armageddon but was sounding coherent and chipper for a 99 year old.

James Lovelock is back just ahead of his 100 birthday.

 

Judge for yourselves if he's got another year in him: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/science-environment-48858692/james-lovelock-on-the-future-of-ai-and-climate-change

  • Like 1

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
7 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

James Lovelock is back just ahead of his 100 birthday.

 

Judge for yourselves if he's got another year in him: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/science-environment-48858692/james-lovelock-on-the-future-of-ai-and-climate-change

 

Hes clearly aged quite substantially in the last few years but I have hope he can last another six months to make his long OVERDUE debut on the main page.

  • Like 1

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    No registered users viewing this page.

×

Important Information

Your use of this forum is subject to our Terms of Use