Today in Technology History

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Administrative Note

Dear Readers -

Today's story about chess champion Garry Kasparov and his computer opponents is the 500th of our "Today in Technology History" messages.

In the past few months, we've talked about men (like Terman and Teller), women (like Lucid and Lovelace), and machines (like the Segway and the Sopwith Camel). We've talked about fraud (like the ether-powered motor invented by John Keely) and fiction (like "Blade Runner"). We've talked about sadness in space (the Challenger and Columbia accidents) and fun in space (hitting a golf ball on the Moon). We've discussed simple inventions (like straws and pencils) and advanced inventions (like the H-bomb and a conversational computer).

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