Science on the 1st of October 1962 in history

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Date	Type	Text
01 Oct 1962 J. C. R. Licklider	science	J. C. R. Licklider (computer science) J. C. R. Licklider becomes the first head of the computer research program at the United States Department of Defense's ARPA, which he names the Information Processing Techniques Office (IPTO).	0
01 Oct 1962 light-emitting diode	science	light-emitting diode (technology) The first practical visible-spectrum (red) light-emitting diode is developed by Nick Holonyak, Jr., while working at the General Electric Company in Syracuse, New York.	0

30th September 1962 2nd October 1962

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