Experts weigh in on how the evolution of different technologies—along with politics and other influences—has affected what news people see and how they get it.
"Fiber optics" was coined by Narinder Kapany, a pioneer in the field who helped lay the foundations for a global telecommunications revolution and the modern internet era.
Did you ever wonder how the Chinese language, with its complex characters, works on a computer keyboard? The evolution of the Chinese computer is a fascinating story.
CHM remembers CHM Fellow Lynn Conway, trailblazing computer scientist, electrical engineer, inventor, and transgender rights advocate.
India's evolution from a primarily cash-based society to one with the highest volume of digital payments in the world is a remarkable story of imagination and innovation.
Experts discuss who has access to our personal information when we go online and what we can do about it.
Find out about the little-known history of the consoles and gaming PCs that ran the classic video games we know and love.
CHM remembers the incomparable Gordon Bell, a computer pioneer, brilliant engineer, cofounder of the Museum, and CHM Fellow.
Today, we take for granted that we are always online, but in the '80s and '90s, dialing in to an online community was an intentional act.
Fifty years ago, PC software pioneer Gary Kildall demonstrated CP/M, the first commercially successful personal computer operating system.
