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
KQED’s John Boland & NPR’s Jarl Mohn in Conversation with Museum CEO John Hollar
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 7:00 PM
"Re/New: The Future of News" will kick off with a conversation with KQED President & CEO John Boland and NPR President & CEO Jarl Mohn. Boland is re-inventing KQED on a local and regional level and setting a new generation of news in motion on television, radio and the internet. Mohn, who has headed NPR for less than
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Speaker Series
Becoming Steve Jobs Authors Brent Schlender & Rick Tetzeli in Conversation with Museum CEO John Hollar
Tuesday, April 7, 2015 6:00 PM
Becoming Steve Jobs takes on and breaks down the existing myth and stereotypes about Steve Jobs. The conventional, one-dimensional view of Jobs is that he was half-genius, half-jerk from youth, an irascible and selfish leader who slighted friends and family alike. Becoming Steve Jobs answers the central question about
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Speaker Series
FIA Formula E Racing: Drive the Future
Thursday, March 19, 2015 9:00 PM
Fasten your seat belt and plan to join us for an inspiring and educational ride as we learn more about how Formula E is revolutionizing the world of racing.
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Education Event
Pi Day Celebration
Saturday, March 14, 2015 10:30 PM
Who says you can’t have your Pi and eat it, too? Not us! Join us at the Computer History Museum and celebrate the never-ending number with Pi-themed activities and fun for all ages! Enjoy music in our lobby and delicious PiE, PiZZA, and PiNTS, available for purchase in our Cloud Café.
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Special Event
Adobefest Community Weekend
Saturday, February 28, 2015 11:00 AM
Please join us at the Computer History Museum to see live demos of Photoshop, explore vintage photography equipment, and learn the basics of Photoshop using an interactive exhibit or by attending a one-hour workshop.
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Education Event
Talking to the Future 2015
Friday, February 27, 2015 8:30 PM
Talking to the Future is a live annual event that brings local high school students and their teachers together with a diverse group of innovators.
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Speaker Series
Computing: The Human Experience-Anarchy & Order with IBM Fellow Grady Booch
Friday, February 20, 2015 12:00 PM
Anarchy and Order, presented by Grady Booch, is the fourth lecture in the documentary project, Computing: The Human Experience. Here, we examine the ways that governments have used computing to further their means, for good and for evil...
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Speaker Series
Mastering the Pixel: 25 Years of Photoshop
Thursday, February 19, 2015 6:00 PM
Adobe Photoshop is one of the most successful pieces of software ever written. Now used by millions of graphics and photographic professionals worldwide, Photoshop has come to shape the entire visual environment of 21-century culture. Gum wrappers, subway signs, billboards, book covers, Hollywood special effects, po
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Speaker Series
Believer Author David Axelrod in Conversation with Museum CEO John Hollar
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 6:00 PM
Join us for an engaging conversation with a man who, after 40 years in politics, is still a believer, and is working to help inspire and train the next generation of leaders.
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Speaker Series
Composer & Cellist Philip Sheppard in Conversation with Sid Lee’s Will Travis
Thursday, January 29, 2015 6:00 PM
Sheppard says that, for him, creativity is like oxygen. The Museum has invited him to bring his cello to help illustrate exactly why that is so. Please join us for an inspiring and illuminating evening.