Past Events
CHM Live is our premier event series. It offers original productions exploring historical and current issues in technology, entrepreneurship and innovation, as well as the ongoing transformation of computing and its impact on society.
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Special Event
2019 Silicon Valley Reinvents the Wheel
Monday, October 14, 2019 9:00 AM
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Speaker Series
Tools and Weapons
Monday, September 16, 2019 5:00 PM
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Speaker Series
The Bit Player
Friday, August 2, 2019 5:00 PM
Join us for a screening of The Bit Player, a film that combines interviews with leading scientists, archival film, inventive animation and compelling commentary from Shannon himself to tell the story of an overlooked genius who revolutionized the world but never lost his childlike curiosity. After the film, there will
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Speaker Series
The Intuit Story
Monday, July 29, 2019 6:00 PM
Why did Fortune magazine describe Intuit as "the Tom Brady of its industry—performing at the top of its game at an age when its one-time peers have long since stopped playing"? How does a company founded in 1983 with the vision to use computers to solve the problems of everyday people survive cutthroat competition to b
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Speaker Series
The Code
Wednesday, July 17, 2019 6:00 PM
Long before Margaret O’Mara became a historian of the American-led digital revolution, she worked in the White House of Bill Clinton and Al Gore in the earliest days of the commercial Internet. There she saw firsthand how deeply intertwined Silicon Valley was with the federal government, and how shallow the common unde
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Speaker Series
LIKE
Friday, July 12, 2019 6:00 PM
Film screening followed by a panel discussion featuring CHM Teen Interns. LIKE is an IndieFlix Original documentary that explores the impact of social media on our lives. Technology is a tool. It’s here to stay and social platforms are a place to connect, share and care, but what’s really happening? Are we addicted?
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Speaker Series
Teen Takeover: Idea to Influence
Friday, June 21, 2019 5:00 PM
The Computer History Museum invites teens and families from across the Bay Area to join us from 5 to 9 p.m. on June 21 for a fun-filled night packed with activities, food, and music. Organized by CHM’s Teen Engagement Council (TEC), Idea to Influence is a free after-hours event that allows teens to explore the ways in
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Education Event
Design_Code_Build Featuring RISE’s Necoline Hubner
Saturday, June 15, 2019 7:00 PM
The Design_Code_Build program welcomes students in grades 6 through 8 to participate in one-day events that provide engaging hands-on STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, math) learning opportunities. Activities focus on problem-solving and innovation through the lens of computer science and computing history
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Speaker Series
If Software, Then Space
Wednesday, June 12, 2019 7:00 PM
As the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing approaches, the Museum is delighted to present a distinguished panel to provide insights and perspectives on the place of computing in space history: Dan Lickly, who played key roles in the development of the software for the Apollo Guidance Computer;; Matthew Shind
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Education Event
Design_Code_Build Parents’ Edition
Sunday, June 9, 2019 9:30 AM
This special event welcomes middle school students and their parent/guardian to take part in an exploration of computer programming concepts. Families will work hands-on with Raspberry Pi technology, write detailed instruction sets to “program” each other through a life-size maze, and learn about the relevance and imp