Thomas Edison
American inventor and businessman
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IEEE Edison Medal
Daniela Rus is scheduled to receive the IEEE Edison Medal, recognizing her contributions to robotics and computer science.
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| May 1 2025 | CBC announced the renewal of Murdoch Mysteries for its 19th season, commissioning an additional 21 episodes. |
| April 2025 |
Great Lives
Great Lives radio series begins its 66th series, featuring a diverse range of notable personalities discussed by guest presenters, including topics such as artists, musicians, comedians, and historical figures.
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| 2025 | Expected commissioning of the Champlain Hudson Power Express HVDC transmission line, providing a more direct power connection between Con Edison and Hydro-Québec in Canada. |
| March 2025 |
Phonograph cylinder
Needlejuice Records released four new wax cylinder singles: Tally Hall's 'Hidden in the Sand' and 'Mucka Blucka', Tom Lehrer's 'The Elements', and Napoleon XIV's 'They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!'.
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| February 2025 |
Great Lives
End of Series 65 of Great Lives, which included episodes featuring notable figures such as Doug Allan discussing Jacques Cousteau, Hannah Critchlow on Colin Blakemore, and Lauren Cuthbertson exploring Margot Fonteyn's life.
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| 2024 | In season 18, Inspector Brackenreid is promoted to Chief Constable of Toronto, with Albert Choi replacing him as Inspector at Station House No 4. |
| December 2024 |
Great Lives
Start of Series 65 of Great Lives, featuring Ekow Eshun discussing Justin Fashanu, the first professional footballer to be openly gay, with Matthew Parris as presenter.
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| November 5 2024 | Release of Murdoch Mysteries – Season Seventeen Blu-ray. |
| November 4 2024 | Planned release of Murdoch Mysteries – Season Seventeen DVD in Region 2 |
| September 2024 |
Great Lives
Jo Brand presents an episode about Bessie Smith, blues singer
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| September 2024 |
Great Lives
Anneka Rice discusses Jane Morris, model and muse, in the Great Lives programme
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| August 2024 |
Great Lives
Julien Temple profiles Christopher Marlowe during the Great Lives programme
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| August 2024 |
Great Lives
Conn Iggulden discusses the life of Nero, Roman Emperor, in the Great Lives series
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| August 2024 |
Great Lives
Zing Tsjeng explores the life of Hilma af Klint in the Great Lives series
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| August 2024 |
Great Lives
Miriam Margolyes discusses Charles Dickens during the Great Lives programme with Matthew Parris as the presenter
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| August 2024 |
Great Lives
Henry Marsh explores the life and work of Ignaz Semmelweis, physician and scientist
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| May 2024 |
Great Lives
Conclusion of Series 63 of Great Lives, which included episodes about E. Nesbit, Frank Whittle, Queen Emma, Lady Rachel MacRobert, and Maria Callas among other notable figures.
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| April 2024 |
Great Lives
Start of Series 63 of Great Lives radio programme, featuring discussions about notable individuals like Gerard Hoffnung, Sir Bruce Forsyth, and Antoni Gaudí.
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| April 2024 | The Black Maria reopened to the public with new exhibits, interpretive panels, a replica film backdrop, and period clothing for visitor interaction and film-making. |
| April 2 2024 | GE spun off its energy businesses as GE Vernova, transforming GE into an aviation-focused company with GE Aerospace as its legal successor. |
| January 2024 |
Great Lives
Concluded the 62nd series of Great Lives radio programme, featuring discussions about Thomas Jefferson and Harry Belafonte among other notable personalities.
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| 2023 | GE Vernova energy company was founded following the company's split. |
| 2023 |
Phonograph
Audio-Technica revives its 1980s Sound Burger portable player.
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| 2023 | Will Forte reprises his role as Abraham Lincoln, continuing his collaboration with Lord Miller projects after previous appearances in Clone High (2002-2003, 2023), The Lego Movie films (2014–2019), and Michelangelo and Lincoln: History Cops (2014). |
| 2023 | Continuation of Smart Meter Project to replace remaining meters with several thousand still needing to be changed due to customer access issues. |
| 2023 | Con Edison sold its clean energy business to RWE. |
| 2023 | Macy Murdoch web series premieres, starring Shailyn Pierre-Dixon as a 21st-century descendant of William Murdoch who is transported back to 1910. |
| December 2023 |
Great Lives
Continued as part of Great Lives radio programme series 62, with discussions about various notable figures including Diana Barnato Walker and JG Ballard.
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| November 2023 |
Great Lives
Featured in Great Lives radio programme series 62, discussing Mohammad Mossadegh's life and legacy, with Matthew Parris as the presenter.
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| October 24 2023 | Blu-ray release of Murdoch Mysteries – Season Sixteen |
| September 2023 |
Great Lives
Great Lives programme Series 61 concludes in September, highlighting biographical discussions of diverse personalities including Lady Eve Balfour, Gerrard Winstanley, and Ludwig Koch
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| June 2023 |
Great Lives
Great Lives programme Series 61 begins, featuring episodes on notable figures such as Tony Benn, Stamford Raffles, Donella Meadows, and Jessye Norman, among others
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| May 2023 |
Great Lives
Great Lives programme series 60 concludes, having explored the lives of significant historical and contemporary individuals across diverse fields.
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| May 2023 |
Phonograph cylinder
Needlejuice Records released wax cylinder singles for Lemon Demon songs 'Touch-Tone Telephone' and 'The Oldest Man On MySpace'.
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| April 2023 |
Great Lives
Great Lives programme series 60 begins, featuring discussions about notable figures including Arthur Ashe, Matthew Henson, Kofi Annan, and others, presented by various broadcasters and personalities.
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| January 2023 |
Great Lives
Great Lives radio programme continues Series 59, with episodes exploring the lives of Olivia Laing, Christopher Lloyd, Bob Harris, Matt Busby, Roger Deakin, Adjoa Andoh, and Zora Neale Hurston.
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| January 4 2023 | GE HealthCare was spun off as the first of the three companies, with GE retaining 10.24% of shares. |
| 2022 | The company's ranking further declined to 48th, indicating significant challenges in maintaining its previous market position. |
| 2022 | GE maintains minimal net loss of $64 million, with slight workforce increase to 172,000 employees and stock price at $52.55. |
| 2022 | The National Park Service began a two-year rehabilitation project of the Black Maria structure, involving extensive repairs, a new exterior, and an accessible ramp. |
| 2022 | Majority of Smart Meter Project completed, replacing over five million electric and gas meters using Aclara Smart Grid Solutions technology. |
| December 2022 |
Great Lives
Great Lives radio programme begins Series 59, featuring episodes discussing notable personalities including Olia Hercules, Alla Horska, Noddy Holder, Chuck Berry, Minette Batters, Henry Plumb, Nick Hayes, Patrick Barkham, Chris McCausland, Kurt Cobain, and others.
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| December 2022 | Total CO2e emissions stabilize at 1,060 kilotonnes, maintaining the substantial reduction achieved in previous years. |
| September 2022 |
Great Lives
Conclusion of Series 58 of Great Lives programme, which included episodes about the women of the Morant Bay rebellion
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| July 18 2022 | GE unveiled the brand names and focus areas of the three companies: aerospace, healthcare, and energy. |
| June 1 2022 | CBC announced the sixteenth season, which will have twenty-four episodes. |
| May 2022 |
Great Lives
Start of Series 58 of Great Lives programme, featuring discussions about notable figures including Johan Cruyff, BS Johnson, Ravi Shankar, Kathleen Ollerenshaw, Rosalind Franklin, Amrita Pritam, George Lascelles, and Astrid Lindgren
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| May 2022 |
Great Lives
Series 57 of Great Lives radio programme concluded, having explored the lives of various influential figures from different fields including film, journalism, television, literature, music, politics, performance, and entertainment.
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