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From the vault This day in tech history, November 8

  1. 1895

    Wilhelm Röntgen spots X-rays

    Working in Würzburg with a cathode-ray tube wrapped in black cardboard, he saw a barium platinocyanide screen across the room glow. He called the unknown radiation X-rays.

  2. 1923

    Jack Kilby, co-inventor of the integrated circuit, is born

    Born in Jefferson City, Missouri, he joined Texas Instruments and in 1958 built the first integrated circuit: a sliver of germanium with five components linked by wires.

  3. 2011

    Video Game History: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 comes out

    Activision said it sold 6.5 million copies in the US and UK in its first 24 hours, about $400 million, beating Black Ops' estimated $360 million first day.

Then and now

1983: A Motorola DynaTAC cellphone: nearly $4,000 for 35 minutes of talk time per 10-hour charge. Today: $699 for an unlocked iPhone 17e.

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