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Occulus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-30-08 02:38 PM
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TEDTalk Tuesday: A History of Computing and Digital Life
In this week's TEDTALKTUESDAY video, we hear from a historian and philosopher of science who gives us an outline of where today's computers came from, who built them, and some surprising and entertaining examples of their early "computer drama".

Enjoy!

GEORGEDYSON

Talk Title: The Birth of the Computer (video runtime: 17:19)

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George Dyson

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Historian George Dyson tells stories from the birth of the modern computer -- from its 16th-century origins to the hilarious notebooks of some early computer engineers.
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Occulus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-30-08 05:03 PM
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1. early evening kick so others can see it n/t
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