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 Robert Price: The Control Data Story in Conversation with Mel Stuckey
Monday, June 12, 2006 6:00 PM
Join Robert Price as he shares behind-the-scenes history and personal stories about Control Data's legacy of lasting lessons on innovation.
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Wireless Sensors: Inventing the Future
Monday, June 5, 2006 6:00 PM
The possibilities for wireless sensors have excited scientists and researchers, the business community, military and government officials, and consumers alike for many years. The potential applications for wireless sensors and transducers (sensors combined with actuator mechanisms) are limited only by the imaginati
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The History of the Future of the City
Wednesday, May 24, 2006 6:00 PM
As head of research at IBM in the 70s and at Hewlett Packard in the 80s, Joel Birnbaum played a seminal role in helping to conceive and lay the technical groundwork for pervasive computing; computing seamlessly incorporated into everyday life. One of the prime sites for pervasive computing is the city: its building
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The Mouse That Roared: PDP-1 Celebration Event
Monday, May 15, 2006 5:30 PM
Please join us for a unique bonus event: One of the Museum’s PDP-1 computers has just been painstakingly restored and will be demonstrated during the evening. A special commemorative gift--created by the PDP-1--will also be given to all attendees!
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An Evening with Wiki Inventor Ward Cunningham in Conversation with John Gage
Monday, April 24, 2006 6:00 PM
Join wiki inventor Ward Cunningham and Sun Microsystems' chief researcher and vice president of the Science Office, John Gage, for a thoughtful and spirited discussion about the socialization of creativity and the past, present and future views of models to support this trend.
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Pioneering the Laptop: Engineering the GRiD Compass
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 6:00 PM
Join us as key members of the original GRiD engineering team – Glenn Edens, Carol Hankins, Craig Mathias and Dave Paulsen – share engineering stories from the Wild West of the laptop computer. Moderated by New York Times journalist John Markoff.
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The Rise of Silicon Valley: From Shockley Labs to Fairchild Semiconductor
Monday, February 27, 2006 6:00 PM
On February 13, 1956, co-inventor of the transistor William Shockley formally announced the establishment of Shockley Labs, Silicon Valley’s first semiconductor company. In their modest Quonset hut laboratory on San Antonio Avenue in Mountain View, Shockley’s hand-picked team of some of the nation’s brightest young sci
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Social Computing: From Message Boards to Blogs & Beyond
Tuesday, February 14, 2006 6:00 PM
Bring your honey, bring a friend or come solo to the Computer History Museum on Valentine's Day. Join Usenet guru Erik Fair, virtual worlds pioneer and Yahoo! Community Strategist Randy Farmer, LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman, and Six Apart co-founder Mena Trott, together with top Wall Street Journal columnist Kara Swish
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An Evening with Michael Ruettgers in conversation with Mark Veverka, Barron’s
Wednesday, January 18, 2006 6:00 PM
Mike Ruettgers is retired chairman of the board and special advisor to EMC Corporation, the world leader in products, services and solutions for information management and storage. A frequent speaker at influential venues around the world, including the World Economic Forum and major IT industry conferences, Ruettgers
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Sun Founders Panel
Wednesday, January 11, 2006 6:00 PM
Please join us for this very special event at the Computer History Museum.