Amaya Toman Among other things, the world of technology also includes the automotive industry. Today marks the first test drive of the Ford Quadricycle, which was accompanied by one rather remarkable complication. In addition to this ride, in today's part of our historical series, we will also remember the patenting of DRAM memory or the ride of an express train.
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Ford Quadricycle test drive (1869)
On June 4, 1896, Henry Ford decided to test drive his newly completed gasoline-powered automobile called the Ford Quadricycle. At first, it looked like the garage door, which turned out to be insufficiently wide, would prevent its successful first test run. Fortunately, this problem was solved with the help of lightning-fast improvised construction modifications. The gates were widened and Ford was able to successfully test their newest product. The Ford Quadricycle offered two different speeds, but no reverse.
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DRAM patent (1968)
On June 4, 1968, Dr. Robert Dennard from the IBM TJ Watson Research Center patented a type of DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) computer memory. DRAM stores data in the form of an electric charge in a capacitor, which corresponds to the parasitic capacitance of the control electrode (Gate) of the MOSFET type transistor. Not long after Dennard's patent was granted, Intel built its highly successful 1kb DRAM chip.
Other events not only in the field of technology
- An express train called the Transcontinental Express arrives from New York to San Francisco after a journey of 83 hours and 39 minutes. (1876)
- American astronomers Michael Brown and Chad Trujillo discover a trans-Neptunian body called Quaoar (2002)
