Zurück ins Jahr 1981
Im Rahmen des 40-jährigen Jubiläums des Studiengangs Informatik an der ETH Zürich schauen wir zurück auf das Jahr 1981und erkunden, was die Welt damals bewegte. Viel Spass bei der Zeitreise!
Space Shuttle Columbia at first take-off (Picture: NASA)
Our Prof. Olga Sorkine-Hornung was born.
The song Making Your Mind Up by the British group Bucks Fizz wins the Eurovision Song Contest. (Picture: Tuzapicabit, CC BY-SA 4.0)
The ZX81, a pioneering British home computer, was launched by Sinclair Research. (Picture: Dave L. Jones, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer got married. (
Picture: Joe Haupt, CC BY-SA 2.0)
The solar-powered electric aircraft Solar Challenger, designed by MacCready, flew 163 miles. (Picture: NASA) Europe's largest hackers association, the Chaos Computer Club (CCC), was founded. (Picture: Neil Kandalgaonkar, CC BY-NC 2.0)
Our Prof. Torsten Hoefler was born in 1981. The first IBM Personal Computer was introduced. (Picture: Federigo Federighi, CC BY-SA 4.0) The band Odissey released the song Going back to my roots. (Picture: Steven Collazo, CC BY-SA 3.0)
The Swiss tennis star Roger Federer was born. ( Picture: Tatiana, CC BY-SA 2.0)
Diana Ross and Lionel Richie released their song Endless Love. (Picture: Motown Records) The movie Mad Max starring Mel Gibson came out. (Picture: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0) Nintendo introduced the player character Mario in the platform game Donkey Kong (Picture: Pixabay)
Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel gave their legendary Concert in Central Park in New York in front of half a million people. ( Picture: Eddie Mallin, CC BY-SA 2.0 )
Release of first Indiana Jones Movie Raiders of the Lost Ark, starring Harrison Ford. The German war movie Das Boot (English:"The Boat") came out.
Singer Kim Carnes released her song Bette Davis Eyes. (Picture: Leitostar1, CC BY-SA 4.0)
The American cable channel MTV went live. (Picture: Fred Seibert, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
The solar-powered electric aircraft Solar Challenger, designed by MacCready, flew 163 miles. (Picture: NASA) Europe's largest hackers association, the Chaos Computer Club (CCC), was founded. (Picture: Neil Kandalgaonkar, CC BY-NC 2.0)
Our Prof. Torsten Hoefler was born in 1981. The first IBM Personal Computer was introduced. (Picture: Federigo Federighi, CC BY-SA 4.0) The band Odissey released the song Going back to my roots. (Picture: Steven Collazo, CC BY-SA 3.0)
The Swiss tennis star Roger Federer was born. ( Picture: Tatiana, CC BY-SA 2.0)
Diana Ross and Lionel Richie released their song Endless Love. (Picture: Motown Records) The movie Mad Max starring Mel Gibson came out. (Picture: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0) Nintendo introduced the player character Mario in the platform game Donkey Kong (Picture: Pixabay)
Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel gave their legendary Concert in Central Park in New York in front of half a million people. ( Picture: Eddie Mallin, CC BY-SA 2.0 )
Release of first Indiana Jones Movie Raiders of the Lost Ark, starring Harrison Ford. The German war movie Das Boot (English:"The Boat") came out.
Singer Kim Carnes released her song Bette Davis Eyes. (Picture: Leitostar1, CC BY-SA 4.0)
The American cable channel MTV went live. (Picture: Fred Seibert, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Logitech produced the first Swiss pc-mouse called the Logitech P7. Prof. eme. N. Wirth had brought the idea from the USA.
Singer Kenny Rogers released his song Lady. (Picture: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY 2.0) McD onald's added the barbecue-flavoured pork sandwich McRib to its menu. ( Picture: Evan-Amos)
Technology & Computer Science
- externe SeiteSpace Shuttle Columbia It took off for the first time in April 1981.
- externe SeiteFirst IBM Personal Computer The PC was introduced in August 1981.
- externe SeiteSolar Challenger the solar-powered electric aircraft flew 163 miles.
- externe SeiteZX81, a home computer, was produced by Sinclair research.
- externe SeiteChaos Computer Club Europe's largest hackers association was founded.
- externe SeiteLogitech P7, the first commercial computer mouse was produced.
- externe SeiteProf. Olga Sorkine-Hornung was born.
- externe SeiteProf. Torsten Hoefler was born.
Movies & Music
- externe SeiteMad Max 2, a movie starring Mel Gibson, was released.
- externe SeiteRaiders of the Lost Ark , the first Indiana Jones movie, came out.
- externe SeiteDas Boot ("The Boat"), a war movie from Germany was released.
- externe SeiteBette Davis Eyes by Singer Kim Carnes came out.
- externe SeiteMaking Your Mind Up by Bucks Fizz, won the Eurovision Song Contest.
- externe SeiteEndless Love, a duett by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie, was released.
- externe SeiteConcert in Central Park by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel took place.
- externe SeiteLady, a song by Kenny Rogers came out.
Pop culture mix
- externe SeiteMTV short for Music Television went live.
- externe SeiteRoger Federer, a Swiss tennis star, was born.
- externe SeiteMario by Nintendo was introduced in the platform game Donkey Kong.
- externe SeitePrince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer got married.
- externe SeiteMcRib McDonald's added a pork sandwich to its menu.
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