2010 Event Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, unveils a new invention, a tablet PC called the iPad, at a press conference in San Francisco 1993 Death Frank V Zappa, U.S. music/composer (Mothers of Invention), dies at 52 1979 Death Lowell George, rocker (Mothers of Invention, Little Feat), dies at 34 1950 Event Phototransistor invention announced, Murray Hill, New Jersey 1946 Birthday Jim Pons, rocker, Mothers Of Invention 1943 Birthday Roy Estrada, rocker, Morthers Of Invention 1942 Birthday Euclid "Motorhead" Sherwood, rocker, Mothers Of Invention 1940 Birthday Frank Zappa, born in Baltimore, rocker, Mothers of Invention, Catholic Girls 1940 Event Igor Sikorsky unveils his helicopter invention 1939 Birthday Artie Tripp, rocker, Mothers Of Invention 1938 Birthday Jimmy Carl Black, rocker, Mothers Of Invention 1937 Birthday Ray Collins, rocker, Mothers of Invention 1933 Birthday Bunk Gardner, rocker, Mothers Of Invention 1932 Birthday Don Preston, rocker, Mothers Of Invention 1877 Event Tom Edison announces his "talking machine" invention (phonograph) 1868 Event Thomas Edison patents his 1st invention: electric voice machine 1851 Event Gail Borden announces invention of evaporated milk 1830 Event Edwin Budding of England signs an agreement for manufacture of his invention, lawn mower. Saturdays are destroyed forever 1785 Event Benjamin Franklin announces his invention of bifocals 1644 Event Florentine scientist describe invention of barometer
