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What do Spartans, Bob Noyce & the Human Genome Project have in common?

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What do Spartans, Bob Noyce & the Human Genome Project have in common?

Five Fascinating Facts That Fell on April 25

By Michelle Carr Crowe, Silicon Valley real estate guide selling homes in San Jose

What do Robert Noyce, the Spartans and the Human Genome Project have in common?  All 3 share an important anniversary today on April 5.

Are you like me, an inquisitive person who enjoys learning? If you’ve read my blog, you know one of the pastimes I enjoy is discovering new facts and interesting pieces of history.

I like to share intriguing stories from our local newspaper the San Jose Mercury News, as well as my favorite print and online magazinesMental Floss, the National Geographic Society or  Smithsonian Magazine. Other times I find articles or facts online at The History Place, Brainy History,orDates In History.These events for today’s blog post are primarily from History Orb and Wikipedia.

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While these interesting items are intriguing, they have nothing to do with my real estate business, which is helping people like you buy and sell homes in San Jose, Cupertino and Saratoga, Calif.  They just add fun and fascination to life.

Here are Five Fascinating Facts That Fell on April 25. I hope you find them interesting, too.

Five Fascinating Facts That Fell on April 25

  1. 404 BC  Peloponnesian War: Lysander's Spartan Armies defeated the Athenians and the war ends.
  2. 1901  New York becomes the first U.S. state to require automobile license plates.
  3. 1944 – The United Negro College Fund is incorporated. The UNCF is an American philanthropic organization that funds scholarships for black students and general scholarship funds for 39 private historically black colleges and universities. It is known far and wide for one of the most effective advertising slogans ever, “A mind is a terrible thing to waste.”
  4. 1961  Robert Noyce, co-founder of Fairchild Semiconductor, is granted a patent for an integrated circuit.   Robert Noyce Fairchild Semiconductor Michelle Carr Crowe April 25 2013 blog image  Robert Noyce, known as “the Mayor of Silicon Valley,” is granted a patent for an integrated circuit.  Noyce co-founded Fairchild Semiconductor in 1957, and later Intel Corporation in 1968. Bob Noyce and Jack Kilby are credited with the invention of the integrated circuit or microchip which fueled the personal computer revolution and gave Silicon Valley its name.
  5. 2003 – The Human Genome Project is completed two and a half years earlier than expected.

Thank you for reading. You may want to read my blog at www.activerain.com/results for more fun facts on history, real estate, home, life and other topics. I hope you learned something new from reading about Five Fascinating Facts That Fell on April 25.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Michelle is an internationally-published freelance writer with over 1,200 traditional articles published in print and online, co-author of two books on Silicon Valley-specific real estate as well as over 68,000 blog posts on Blogger, ActiveRain, Examiner, FaceBook, Realtor, Trulia, RealBird and others. She enjoys reading, traveling, animals, nature, family, dancing, staging, consulting, coaching and praying. Check out her blog at www.activerain.com/results or visit her online at www.michellejudycarr.com. For RE$ult$ ... Just Call ... (408) 252-8900.

 

Comments (3)

Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI, SRES
Eagle Ridge Realty / Signature Homes & Estates - Gilroy, CA
REALTOR and Broker

Interesting and good piece of Silicon Valley history.  The invention of the IC was probably one of the most important inventions of the last 100 years.

Apr 25, 2013 02:49 PM
MichelleCherie Carr Crowe .Just Call. 408-252-8900
Get Results Team...Just Call (408) 252-8900! . DRE #00901962 . Licensed to Sell since 1985 . Altas Realty - San Jose, CA
Family Helping Families Buy & Sell Homes 40+ Years

Gary, you are right, it is still revolutionary.

Apr 25, 2013 05:28 PM
Tony & Darcy Cannon
Aubrey and Associates Realty - Layton, UT
The C Team

Michelle, That is an interesting post, certainly the World as we know it was changed!  Have a great night!

Apr 28, 2013 07:06 AM