Good morning, Whitewater
Whitewater’s Community Development Authority meets today at 4:30 p.m.
In Wisconsin history on this date, the Wisconsin Historical Society remembers the birthday of Seymour Cray:
1925 – Seymour R. Cray Born
On this date Seymour R. Cray was born in Chippewa Falls. Cray received a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Minnesota. He established himself in the field of large-scale computer design through his work for Engineering Associates, Remington Rand, UNIVAC, and Control Data Corporation. In 1957 Cray built the first computer to use radio transistors instead of vacuum tubes. This allowed for the miniaturization of components which enhanced the performance of desktop computers. In the 1960s he designed the world’s first supercomputer at Control Data. In 1972 he founded Cray Research in his hometown of Chippewa Falls where he established the standard for supercomputers with CRAY-1 (1976) and CRAY-2 (1985). He resigned from the company in 1981 to devote himself to computer design in the areas of vector register technology and cooling systems. Cray died in a automobile accident on October 5, 1996. [Source: MIT and Cray Company]
On this day in 1941, according to the History Channel, Ted Williams became the last ball player to hit over .400. (He hit .406)
Here’s today’s almanac:
| Monday, September 28, 2009 | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Official Time | 06:48 AM | 06:41 PM |
| Civil Twilight | 06:20 AM | 07:10 PM |
| Tomorrow | 06:49 AM | 06:40 PM |
| Tomorrow will be: | 2 minutes shorter | |
| Amount of sunlight: | 11h 53 m | |
| Amount of daylight: | 12h 50 m | |
| Moon phase: | Waxing Gibbous | |