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the year: 1977 Text John Andersson Photo NASA, Rama, commons.wikimedia.org Volvo Trucks 1977 was the year the radio telescope Big Ear, operated by Ohio State University, received a radio signal from outer space. Dr. Jerry R. Ehman, who detected the signal, was so amazed that he wrote "Wow!" on the margins of his report. "Wow!" then became the name of this strange phenomenon, which has never been found again, even though astronomers around the world continue to search for it almost 40 years later. 1977 was also the year that astronomers discovered five of Uranus' rings. In fact, space was very much in focus, thanks to the premier of the first Star Wars film, Episode IV – A New Hope. For most of the visual effects, filmmaker George Lucas used the Motion Control Photography technique, where small models are combined with slow-moving cameras to create the illusion of size. This would prove to be the beginning of a whole new generation of special effects in the film world. Momentous events were even taking place out at sea, with the Soviet icebreaker Arktika using its 75,000 horsepower to break through 10 feet of ice and become the first ship to reach the North Pole. And lastly, 1977 was the year that Apple Computer first unveiled its famous rainbow apple logo and launched the Apple II computer. Mysterious space signals, Jedi knights, a famous apple, and the first ice breaker reaches the North pole T E C H N O LO GY 42 D R I V E R ' S D I G ES T #2 /2016