1982
ID: 2001
US admits supporting Nicaraguan rebels; Operation Black Eagle initiated
ID: 2001
1982
ID: 2002
Lebanon War - German arms sales to all sides create regional chaos
ID: 2002
1982
ID: 2003
Helmut Kohl becomes German Chancellor, begins systematic European integration
ID: 2003
1982
ID: 2004
FASB issues comprehensive guidance on foreign currency translation
ID: 2004
1982
ID: 2005
Alain Connes develops noncommutative geometry - Foundation for quantum geometry
ID: 2005
1982
ID: 2006
Compact discs first sold commercially, showcasing advanced optical materials
ID: 2006
1982
ID: 4515
Janus created - first reversible programming language where programs run backwards perfectly
ID: 4515
1982
ID: 4619
Robert Griess constructs Monster group - largest sporadic simple group with 808,017,424,794,512,875,886,459,904,961,710,757,005,754,368,000,000,000 elements
ID: 4619
1982
ID: 4349
February 1982
Sun Microsystems founded by Andy Bechtolsheim, Bill Joy, and others - 'Stanford University Network' workstations
ID: 4349
1982
ID: 4350
November 1982
Jim Clark founds Silicon Graphics Inc. - specialized 3D graphics workstations for CAD and entertainment
ID: 4350
1982
ID: 4351
November 1982
Compaq founded, creates first IBM PC compatible portable computer - reverse engineers BIOS legally
ID: 4351
1982
ID: 4352
December 1982
Autodesk releases AutoCAD - brings computer-aided design to personal computers, democratizes CAD
ID: 4352