1990 Scoperte scientifiche — Eventi Storici Verificati

1990 Scoperte scientifiche — Eventi Storici Verificati | TakeMeBack.to

24 Marzo An Wang, founder of Wang Laboratories, dies at 70: An Wang, a Chinese-American computer engineer and founder of Wang Laboratories, died on March 24, 1990, at the age of 70. He passed away at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after a prolonged battle with esophageal cancer. Wang was renowned for his development of magnetic core memory, a pivotal advancement in early computer technology, and for establishing a company that became a significant player in the computer industry. source: washingtonpost.com
09 Aprile Comet Austin's perihelion on April 9, 1990: Comet Austin, officially designated C/1989 X1, reached its perihelion—the closest point to the Sun—in its orbit on April 9, 1990, passing approximately 53 million kilometers (0.349 AU) from the Sun. Discovered by New Zealand amateur astronomer Rodney R. D. Austin on December 6, 1989, the comet was initially predicted to become a bright naked-eye object. However, it failed to brighten as expected, with its maximum brightness reported between magnitudes 4 and 6, making it visible to the naked eye only under optimal conditions. After perihelion, Comet Austin continued its journey out of the solar system, with its closest approach to Earth occurring on May 25, 1990, at a distance of about 36 million kilometers (22 million miles). source: upi.com

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