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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Speaker Series
Doomsday Show
Saturday, October 27, 2012 1:00 PM
Join us for a live production of the Big Picture Science podcast and radio show as scientists separate fact from fiction in end-of-world scenarios. From hoopla over the 2012 doomsday prophesy to asteroid strikes, computer sentience, and climate change, we’ll interview top scientists on stage about the spectacular predi
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Microsoft Research’s Rick Rashid in Conversation with John Markoff of The New York Times
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 6:00 PM
This is another event in a series designed to give our audiences unique insight into the remarkable work being done in research labs around the world – a celebration of innovation. The Museum is most grateful to John Markoff for offering to participate in many of these conversations.
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The Financial Times and CHM Present: The Anthropology of Innovation
Thursday, September 13, 2012 6:00 PM
This event is part of the Computer History Museum's acclaimed speaker series Revolutionaries, featuring conversations with renowned innovators, business and technology leaders and authors in enthralling and educational conversations about the process of innovation, its risks and rewards, and failure that led to ultimat
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Data Storage in the Flash Memory Revolution
Monday, August 20, 2012 6:00 PM
Please join us as we welcome physicist, inventor and entrepreneur Dr. Eli Harari. He will be interviewed about his life’s journey from Israel to the UK, and then coming to America to study at Princeton and work in Silicon Valley. This journey culminated in the inventions that led to the use of Flash Memory for data s
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The Art & Technology Behind Google Doodles
Wednesday, August 8, 2012 2:00 PM
Tonight we will meet members of the doodle team and get a behind-the-scenes look at their creative process. They will discuss how technology’s evolution has enabled them to create more beautiful and highly interactive doodles, and the challenge that brings to the technical members of the team. We will also find out a
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Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple’s Success. Author Ken Segall in conversation with TIME’s Harry McCracken
Tuesday, July 31, 2012 12:00 PM
Many people consider Apple the most powerful brand in the world – an accolade that’s hard to dispute when its product line includes iPad, iPod, iPhone, iMac and MacBook Air. Companies all over the world try to emulate Apple’s creative genius and groundbreaking marketing. But what is the real secret to Apple’s success
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DARPA’s Dan Kaufman in Conversation with John Markoff of The New York Times
Tuesday, July 24, 2012 6:00 PM
This event is part of our 2012 lecture series celebrating Revolutionaries, featuring conversations with and about some of the most distinguished thinkers in the computing field. The Revolutionaries lecture series complements the launch of the Computer History Museum's permanent exhibition, Revolution: The First 2000 Y
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Transforming Music: From Guitar Hero to Robotic Opera & Beyond
Wednesday, June 27, 2012 12:00 PM
Join us for an evening with musician, inventor and educator Tod Machover, the Muriel R. Cooper Professor of Music & Media at the MIT Media Lab, where he directs the Opera of the Future Group. An influential composer, he has been praised for creating music that breaks traditional artistic and cultural boundaries; his m
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Driving Innovation: Detroit Comes to Silicon Valley – An Evening with Bill Ford
Monday, June 18, 2012 5:00 PM
We look forward to welcoming Bill Ford to the Computer History Museum for a conversation with Museum CEO John Hollar about Ford's dedication to mobility, his lifelong dedication to sustainability, and Ford's evolution from a car company into a 21st century experience company.
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Doing Well by Doing Good: A Conversation with Matthew Flannery and John Wood, moderated by KQED’s Dave Iverson
Tuesday, June 12, 2012 3:00 PM
Join KQED's Dave Iverson for an inspiring, educational and thought-provoking conversation with two leading social entrepreneurs. This event is part of our 2012 lecture series celebrating Revolutionaries, featuring conversations with and about some of the most distinguished thinkers in the computing field. The Revo