Doyle’s Space Memorials

I have updated the “Memorials” page to include all the people that I have written about.

If you’ve been looking at my posts, you already know that I create Memorials when celebrities pass away. What you may not realize is that I have a Memorials page that lists all the names that have been entered. You can find it in the menu section of Doyle’s Space (doyletatum.com).

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Hamster Dance

One of the earliest and most influential viral memes.

The Hampster Dance occupies a unique place in internet history as one of the earliest and most influential viral memes, emerging during the late 1990s when the World Wide Web was still a relatively new experience for many households. Created by Canadian art student Deidre LaCarte in 1998 and hosted on the now-defunct GeoCities platform.

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David Clayton-Thomas, Clive Davis, Tom Dreesen, Bobby Prince Die

Four more losses to reflect on here in the early summer of 2026…

These guys were a British-Canadian musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist of the American band Blood, Sweat & Tears; record executive, A&R exec, record producer and lawyer; an actor and stand-up comedian, known for opening for Sinatra; and a video game composer and sound designer on games like Doom and Duke Nukem.

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Audacity

Its cross-platform compatibility across Windows, macOS, and Linux systems helped establish it as a go-to solution for hobbyists, educators, journalists, and even some professionals.

Audacity is a free, open-source digital audio editor and recording application that has become one of the most widely used tools of its kind since its debut in the late 1990s. It was originally created by Dominic Mazzoni and Roger Dannenberg at Carnegie Mellon University, where it began as a research project exploring digital signal processing and audio manipulation.

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Aerosledge

A specialized, propeller-driven vehicle designed to travel over snow and ice.

An aerosledge is a specialized, propeller-driven vehicle designed to travel over snow and ice, combining elements of a sled and an aircraft in its method of propulsion. Instead of relying on wheels or tracks, it glides on skis while being pushed forward by an exposed aircraft-style

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Starlink

Designed to provide high-speed connectivity across the globe.

Starlink is a satellite-based broadband internet system developed by SpaceX, designed to provide high-speed connectivity across the globe, particularly in regions where traditional infrastructure is limited or nonexistent. Unlike conventional internet services that rely on underground cables, fiber optics, or cellular towers,

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The Chunnel

The Channel Tunnel, just over 31 miles long, connects Folkestone in England with Coquelles near Calais in France.

The Channel Tunnel, widely known as the “Chunnel,” is one of the most ambitious civil engineering projects ever completed, linking southeastern England with northern France beneath the English Channel. Officially called the Channel Tunnel,

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How Long Can Trains Be?

Freight trains have steadily grown longer over the decades, especially since the late twentieth century.

The idea of the “really long train” is both a practical reality of modern freight railroading and a source of fascination that stretches back to the earliest days of industrial transport, when railroads quickly learned that efficiency depended on moving as much tonnage as possible with as few crews as possible.

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Galaxian

Designed by Kazunori Sawano, the game built upon the foundational ideas of Space Invaders but introduced significant technological and stylistic advancements.

Galaxian emerged in 1979 as one of the earliest major successes of the Japanese company Namco, arriving at a pivotal moment when the arcade industry was transitioning from simple monochrome experiences into more sophisticated audiovisual spectacles. Designed by Kazunori Sawano, the game built upon the foundational ideas of Space Invaders but introduced

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