1954 – Computer science hero Alan Turing died. His death was ruled a suicide from eating an apple containing cyanide. Turing formulated the famous Turing test and broke code at Bletchley park during World War II.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/turing/
1975 – Sony introduced the Betamax video recorder for sale. It would lose the format war to VHS but find a niche in broadcast production.
http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/this+history+june+1975/6745667/story.html
1980 – The first US solar power plant was dedicated at the Natural Bridge National Monument, Utah.
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