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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An Evening with John Hennessy, in conversation with Paul Saffo
Tuesday, March 18, 2008 6:00 PM
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Speaker Series
Dr. Charles Simonyi Presents Space Tourist
Thursday, February 7, 2008 5:30 PM
Almost 50 years ago, many countries competed in technology innovation – specifically, The Race to the Moon was a competition between the Soviets and Americans that the entire world watched. As the Cold War diminished, technology competition lessened and an era of cooperation materialized, and as early as 1975, scientif
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Digital Crossroads: It’s Easy Being Green
Wednesday, January 23, 2008 6:00 PM
"Greening" your life doesn't have to mean spending a fortune on solar panels or fuel-efficient cars. There are hundreds of easy and inexpensive ways to reduce your carbon footprint, help save natural resources, reduce pollution, protect wildlife and benefit our community. From providing tips on eco-friendly household p
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Impact of the Commodore 64: A 25th Anniversary Celebration
Monday, December 10, 2007 4:30 PM
Join us for a well-deserved celebration of this historic demonstration that spawned a tremendous market for home, small business, distributed and networked technology uses. These technology advances provided a foundation for many companies and technologies driving the Internet, wireless, social networking and other inn
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Major Internet Milestones: A 30th Anniversary Celebration of the First Three-network Transmission
Wednesday, November 7, 2007 6:00 PM
Please join us for a panel presentiion with recollections and perspectives from Vint Cerf, Robert Kahn, Don Nielson and other key pioneers and luminaries involved.
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An Evening with Morris Chang in conversation with Jen-Hsun Huang
Wednesday, October 17, 2007 6:00 PM
Please join us for a rare and fascinating conversation with one of the most innovative semiconductor pioneers and esteemed business leaders of our time.
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Special Event
“Fairchild@50” – Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Fairchild Semiconductor
Thursday, October 4, 2007 6:00 PM
To mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of Fairchild, a series of events will be held at Stanford University and at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California
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An Evening with Former Apple Industrial Designers Robert Brunner and Jerry Manock, with moderator Bill Moggridge
Monday, June 4, 2007 6:00 PM
The evening will include a photograph exhibit and book-signing of Core Memory: A Visual Survey of Vintage Computers Featuring Machines from the Computer History Museum with photographer Mark Richards and author John Alderman, published by Chronicle Books.
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An Evening with Gideon Gartner, in conversation with Neill Brownstein
Tuesday, May 15, 2007 6:30 PM
For 30 years, IT industry analysts have held sway as global intermediaries between technologists and media, governments, universities and investors. Yet, they are also fundamentally tethered to the evolution of technology. Join us as we present industry analyst marketplace pioneer Gideon Gartner, in conversation with v
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An Evening with Legendary Venture Capitalist Arthur Rock in Conversation with John Markoff
Tuesday, May 1, 2007 6:00 PM
A 1951 graduate of Harvard Business School, Arthur Rock began his career as a security analyst in New York City before joining the corporate finance department of Hayden, Stone & Co. In 1957 he worked with Alfred “Bud” Coyle to raise financing from Sherman Fairchild to found Fairchild Semiconductor, the company that es