Dr. Robert M. Panoff, founder and Executive Director of Shodor, poses with the Partnership Award for Science, Math and Technology Education.
Archive for April, 2008
Shodor Receives Statewide Partnership Award
Monday, April 28th, 2008 10:03 am
Written by: Mary Paisley
Engineering Education "Today in History" Blog: First Earth Day
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 12:14 am
Written by: Alice Agogino
Today in History – April 22, 1970 – First Earth Day. Senator Gaylord Nelson, founder of Earth Day, says that the idea for Earth Day evolved over a period of seven years starting in 1962. He wanted President Kennedy to give visibility to pollution and the environmental degradation that was appearing throughout […]
Posted in Topics: Education, General, Science, Technology
Engineering Education "Today in History" Microsoft Founded?
Friday, April 4th, 2008 10:28 pm
Written by: Alice Agogino
Today in History – April 4, 1975 – The Microsoft Company founded.
Well actually, Microsoft’s archivist has no record of a noteworthy Microsoft event that might have happened on April 4. The closest event appears to be a hand written tax form dated on April 1 that may have reached the IRS on April 4. […]
Posted in Topics: Education, Mathematics, Technology
Engineering Education "Today in History" Apple Computer formed.
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008 12:27 am
Written by: Alice Agogino
Today in History – April 1, 1976 – Apple Computer Company formed and released the Apple I computer - the first with a single circuit board. There was no assembly line as each Apple I was hand-built by Steve Wozniak in Steve Jobs’ parents’ home and required further assembly by the purchaser, including […]
Posted in Topics: Education, Technology
Posted in Topics: Education, General, Mathematics, Science, Technology
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