Technology in the News Today
Born on this Day in History: September 6, 1954 - Carleton S. Fiorina was born in Austin, Texas. After dropping out of law school, she became an AT&T sales rep. She moved up the company ladder and became the first female officer in the Network Systems division. |
On this Day in History: September 6, 1915 - A prototype tank nicknamed Little Willie rolls off the assembly line in England. Little Willie was far from an overnight success. It weighed 14 tons, got stuck in trenches and crawled over rough terrain at only two miles per hour. However, improvements were made to the original prototype and tanks eventually transformed military battlefields. |