1457: The Gutenberg Bible became the first printed book. 1868: Robert Millikan of charged oil drop experiment fame and Nobel laureate, was born. 1880: The Grand Rapids Electric Light and Power Co. was organized and became the first commercial hydroelectric power plant to furnish arc lighting service. 1895: The first motion picture to be displayed on a screen was shown by Auguste and Louis Lumière. 1935: A low definition, 180-line television broadcast system began in Berlin, Germany. 1941: The Grand Coulee Dam in Washington began operations. 1946: The first U.S.-built rocket (JPL-Ordnance Wac) to leave the Earth's atmosphere was launched from White Sands, NM, and attained an altitude of 50 miles. 1948: "The Voice of Firestone" became the first commercial program to be carried simultaneously on the radio and television. 1960: The first maser was patented by Arthur Schawlow and Charles Hard Townes, of Bell Telephone Laboratories. 1981: RCA introduced the SelectaVision VideoDisc, exactly 10 years after they applied for the first patents.