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
In Conversation with Judy Estrin-Closing the Innovation Gap: Reigniting the Spark of Creativity in a Global Economy
Thursday, May 14, 2009 12:00 PM
Join us for a lunchtime talk with our CEO, John Hollar as he speaks with serial entrepreneur and business advisor, Judy Estrin.
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Special Event
50th Anniversary to the Integrated Circuit
Saturday, May 2, 2009 5:30 PM
The Computer History Museum is partnering with the Chemical Heritage Foundation and the IEEE Santa Clara Valley Section to celebrate the 50th anniversary of these transformative developments.
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Speaker Series
Flashback: A Story of Flash Memory
Thursday, April 16, 2009 7:00 PM
This CHM Soundbytes will feature a panel discussion of the team that conceived Intel's NOR-type flash memory and brought it to market: Program Director Dick Pashley, Technologist Stefan Lai, Chip Designer Niles Kynett and Marketing Manager Bruce McCormick. Together they will tell the story of Intel's flash memory work
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Speaker Series
David Alan Grier – “Too Soon to Tell: Essays for the End of the Computer Revolution”
Wednesday, April 15, 2009 5:30 PM
The Revolution is Over. The computer has won. It occupies a place in every aspect of our lives. Yet, we know little about the revolutionaries, the people who changed the world with computing technology.
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Speaker Series
Virtual Worlds, the Origins and Evolution of a New Medium
Monday, March 30, 2009 6:00 PM
Like the invention of the motion picture in the late nineteenth century, the virtual world of the late twentieth century is a new way of human interaction. Of course, the Virtual World diverges from the medium of film in many important ways particularly in that it is not a passive medium, but is instead interactive and
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Speaker Series
An Evening with 2008 Fellow Awardee Bob Metcalfe in Conversation with Cisco SVP Kathy Hill
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 6:00 PM
Metcalfe will sit down with Cisco Senior Vice President Kathy Hill to discuss his experiences in the technology industry, life lessons and current passions. He has been very active in finding a solution for the world’s energy challenge and identifying the innovations (and innovators) who will meet that challenge. Join
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Speaker Series
Richard S. Tedlow, Harvard Business School Professor and Historian, presents the Intel 386 Case For Teens
Wednesday, February 4, 2009 6:00 PM
Join Harvard Business School Professor Richard S. Tedlow's presentation about Intel, the company that drove the business innovations during the 1980s, which have led us to where we are today. Learn how HBS teaches using the Case Method, where you can ask questions and draw conclusions while the professor creates an int
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Speaker Series
Richard S. Tedlow, Harvard Business School Professor and Historian, Leads the Intel 386 Case
Monday, January 26, 2009 6:00 PM
Professor Tedlow will present the business case, as taught in his Harvard Business School classes, to describe how these important decisions were made and what valuable lessons we can learn from Intel’s industry-changing business choices.
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Speaker Series
Remix – Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 6:00 PM
During the presentation, Professor Lessig will expound on these concepts, as he maps out in his latest book Remix – Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy: Our past teaches us about the value in 'remix.' We need to relearn the lesson. The present teaches us about the potential in a new 'hybrid economy' —
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Speaker Series
The Secret History of Silicon Valley
Thursday, November 20, 2008 12:00 PM
Hear the story of how two major events – WWII and the Cold War – and one Stanford professor set the stage for the creation and explosive growth of entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley. In true startup form, the world was forever changed when the CIA and the National Security Agency acted as venture capitalists for this f