The Chronograph of Inventions

February 22

  • In 1630, popcorn was introduced to the English colonists by an Indian named Quadequina who brought it in deerskin bags as his contribution at their first Thanksgiving dinner.

    In 1946, Dr Selman Abraham Waksman announced his discovery of the antibiotic streptomycin, the first specific antibiotic effective against tuberculosis. For this work, he was awarded the 1952 Nobel Prize. Dr. Waksman was born in Ukraine.

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  • 02.01.2012 - Apple Files Facial Recognition Mobile Patent

    Apple has reportedly filed a patent on Facial Recognition software for mobile platform with the intention of adding this feature on iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad and Macbook devices.

    This feature will be an improvement over the Ice Cream Sandwich - facial unlock feature found on the Google Nexus.

    Apple owns a couple of patents closely associated with this technology. The proximity sensor on the smartphones and the presence detection feature on the Macbook will be the base for the new technology.

    The Facial Recognition feature is expected to replace the traditional ways of user/password authentication or finger-print authorization methods on notebooks and tablets.

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