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May 19, 2020
Tribute to Larry Roberts - Under Appreciated Internet and Packet Switching Pioneer
Introduction:
April 26, 2018
Are Americans in danger of losing their Internet?
It’s hard to imagine life without the Internet: no smart phones, tablets, PCs, Netflix, the kids without their games. Impossible, you say?
January 6, 2018
Tribute to radio and wireless transmission inventor Nikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla, whose name Elon Musk chose for his electric car company, was on the cover of Time magazine in 1931 for his achievements. Unfortunately, he died a poor man in 1943 after years devoted to projects that did not receive adequate financing. Although the main Tesla lab bu
March 22, 2016
Andy Grove, ex-Intel CEO & Silicon Valley icon, dies at 79
There are several excerpted articles and quotes from those that worked for or with Andy Grove at Intel: San Jose Mercury article by Steve Johnson (edited for clarity and conciseness by Alan J Weissberger):
November 14, 2015
Amdahl Recollection
On 11/13/2015 the NY Times printed the obituary of Eugene Amdahl, which prompted t
October 15, 2015
Oct 29, 2015: IEEE Special Citation for the Computer History Museum, Unveiling/Celebration
IEEE Santa Clara Valley (SCV) Section is proud to present this Special Citation at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View at noon on the 29th. This is the first IEEE Special Citation to be awarded in the USA under the new IEEE History Staff program.
August 15, 2015
Excellent Flash Memory Summit (FMS) History session with Eli Harari
On Thursday, August 13, 2015, a FMS audience enjoyed a marvelous "conversation" between FMS Technical Chair Brian Berg and SanDisk founder Eli Harari. PhD. Eli's narrative was stimulated and augmented by very informative slides Brian created.
August 3, 2015
Help on a History of IBM
Dear fellow members of ITHS, I am an historian, serve on the board of ITHS, and worked at IBM for 38 years. Some of you may have seen books I have written on the history of the IT industry over the years.
January 1, 2015
The SSEC First Electronic Machine on the Silver Screen
The IBM Selective Sequence Electronic Calculator (in use from 1948-1952) pioneered some features of the modern computer such as self-modifying instructions and stood on the indistinct dividing line between the modern
December 25, 2014
2014 Year End Review: IEEE Silicon Valley Tech History Committee
The IEEE SV Tech History committee fulfilled its mandate by holding four technical meetings in 2014. It was a close call as three of those meetings occured in the last three months of the year. Our committee’s charter is to have at least four technical meetings per year that will educate, inform a
November 14, 2014
IEEE Milestone: The First Transpacific Cable System (TPC-1) in 1964
Introduction: IEEE Silicon Valley Technology History committee co-chair Tom Coughlin attended the dedication of an IEEE Mil