November 2004 in Science - November 16, 2004

November 16, 2004

  • A new distributed computing project called the World Community Grid is being announced by IBM and other research organizations. The project will use idle time on volunteers' computers to solve medical and environmental research problems. Reuters
  • Today is being celebrated as the 100th anniversary of electronics, which began in 1904 with John Ambrose Fleming's invention of the thermionic diode. AIP
  • Flight of X43-A Mach 10 test is successful flying under its own power for 10 seconds and reaching Mach 9.7, thus generating positive thrust. NASA

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