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    Oct 21

    On 9/23, CHM celebrated professor Andries “Andy” van Dam for his groundbreaking work in computer graphics, hypertext, & education. Enjoy highlights from the show, including tributes and stories from tech leaders and pioneers.

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  2. 13 hours ago

    Today we salute Pamela McCorduck, who just passed. Thanks to her decades of work as a chronicler of developments in early artificial intelligence, we have context to understand what’s coming.

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    Nov 4

    I absolutely love that they built Babbage's Great Calculating Engine following his plans AND the engine included an automatic print out of results !! Dude thought of a printer in 1850

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  4. 22 hours ago

    Join us on 11/18 as and ’s Daniel Huttenlocher explore how is transforming society and what it means for us all in a virtual event.

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    Nov 2

    Missed the presentation with and Sisters Rise Up about CS support outside the classroom? Check it out here!

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  6. Nov 3

    How will influence our culture, our concept of our humanity, and even our history? Join us on 11/18 as and ’s Daniel Huttenlocher explore how AI is transforming society and what it means for us all in a virtual event.

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  7. Nov 2

    On 10/19, CHM introduced the inaugural Patrick J. McGovern Tech for Humanity Prize Changemakers, and . Listen as they share how their projects are advancing health equity and combatting social bias:

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    Nov 2

    Last week I spoke with about his 2-ton homage to the Utah Teapot, now on public display in Dublin. Its famous dataset is at home in Ireland, long home to information technologies:

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  9. Oct 29

    I always feel like somebody's watching me 👀 This 1940s Edison-type phonograph doll was an early portable music player! Aurora Tucker (CHM's Collections Manager) sewed a new outfit for her, which we're sure she feels cute in while she haunts our exhibit halls.

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  10. Oct 28

    What will the year 2041 look like? In his new scientific fiction book , expert has his own sobering predictions about the future of war, work, healthcare and more. Our recap of Lee's conversation with on 10/7:

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  11. Oct 27

    A BOOlean tribute to ! Boolean logic, invented by George Boole in 1854, explains how ones and zeroes combine to perform arithmetic and logical operations. It is the basis of modern electronic computing.

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    Oct 25

    Join us tomorrow 10/26 6:30 PM ET for a FREE webinar on "Community Support for your CS Classroom", featuring guest speakers: , , Sisters Rise Up, and .

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  13. Oct 25

    Happy 25th anniversary, ! First released on the Sega Saturn, then later the PC and PlayStation, it was one of the best-selling video games for the PlayStation. Learn more about how entered the video game market with :

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    Oct 25

    Hats off to our friends at the celebrating an amazing 25 years! The Archive is a world-changing gift to humankind. Enjoy their anniversary party, with many deep thoughts... and cake!

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  15. Oct 25

    25 years ago today, debuted its heroine, Lara Croft. An icon of 90's gaming, the archaeologist-adventurer may be the most recognizable female character in video games.

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  16. Oct 23

    Happy 20th anniversary to the iPod! The low-cost miniature 5 GB hard disk drive made it possible to “put 1,000 songs in your pocket.” Read the recap and watch our 2017 convo with iPod inventor and journalist :

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  17. Oct 23

    20 years ago today, released the first iPod. The low-cost miniature 5 GB hard disk drive made it possible to “put 1,000 songs in your pocket.” Read the recap and watch our 2017 convo with iPod inventor and journalist .

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  18. Oct 21

    Missed the 9/23 celebration of professor Andries “Andy” van Dam? Watch highlights, speeches, tributes, and stories from tech leaders and pioneers from the immersive virtual event.

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    Oct 18

    how it started: how it’s going:

    Die photo of the ARM1 processor (1985) with 25 thousand transistors.
    Die photo of the Apple M1 Max processor (2021) with 10-core ARM and 57 billion transistors.
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  20. Oct 20

    October 18th marked 150 years since Charles Babbage’s passing. Great podcast featuring world Babbage authority Dr. Doron Swade — former CHM curator and lead of the CHM (Myhrvold) Babbage Difference Engine rebuild project. Learn more:

    “Babbage did invent the modern computer. It’s just, he didn’t build it and nobody knew about it.” , a science writer, talks to on our “Babbage” podcast about the British polymath’s legacy
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