Tag: missile

#25 Daily dose : When was the first computer game released?

Vaithi March 25, 2017

Although there are other earlier examples of computer games, most consider the first true computer game or digital game to be “Spacewar!”. This game was first played and programmed by Steve Russell and first released in February 1962. The game …

#18 Daily dose : US’s top secret nuclear launch code was frighteningly simple

Vaithi March 18, 2017

For nearly 20 years, the secret code to authorize launching U.S. nuclear missiles, and starting World War III, was terrifyingly simple and even noted down on a checklist. From 1962, when John F Kennedy instituted PAL encoding on nuclear weapons, …