What Is Lorazepam And What Does It Treat? Lorazepam is a benzodiazepine. It is approved for the treatment of anxiety, status epilepticus (continuous seizures), and as a medication given right before anesthesia. However, benzodiazepines are also commonly used to treat difficulty sleeping and alcohol withdrawal.
Compact Disk of James Russel. The first workable digital compact disc device, the precursor on now ubiquitous CD/DVDs, was invented in the late 1960s by the American physicist James Russell. James T. Russell was born in Bremerton, Washington in 1931. In 1953, Russell earned his Bachelor degree in physics and graduated from Reed College in Portland.
The Sony CDP-101 CD player, circa 1982. Â©Sony (PR photo) Sony introduced the CDP-101, the first CD audio player to market, on October 1, 1982 at $900. As the first players surfaced on the market that year, the compact disc format began to attract widespread usage and popularity in Japan and Europe. Compact discs themselves were at first extremely expensive at $30 each.