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IEEE Silicon Valley Technology History committee co-chair Tom Coughlin attended the dedication of an IEEE Milestone in Hawaii for the first Transpacific Cable System (TPC-1) in 1964.

Note:  This blog post was authored by Gordon Bell and edited by Alan J Weissberger.

The London Science Museum is opening its new Information Age Gallery on 24^th October  2014 in the presence of  the Queen and Prince Phillip.

Introduction:

The Computer History Museum (CHM) marked its 35th birthday on September 24, 2014. Visitors from around the world see an impressive set of exhibits, artifacts and come for the conversations, panel sessions and lectures.   One such panel took place on Sept 26th, with CHM co-founders Gordon Bell (Marlboro, MA 1975) and Len Shustek (Mt View, CA in 1996) presenting the museums history.  The panel was moderated by the indefatigable John Hollar, CHM CEO & President.

Written by Ted Hoff, PhD and edited by Alan J. Weissberger

Please refer to earlier post on Errors and Corrections to Malone's book.

General omission:

Editor's NOTE:  This article was written by Ted Hoff, PhD EE and edited by Alan J. Weissberger, Chairman of the IEEE SV History Committee.

From Ted Hoff:

The errors listed below are in approximately the same order as they appear in Malone's book. To aid the reviewer, chapters are identified in brackets.

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On August 6, 2014, Michael Malone, Author of The Intel Trinity, spoke at the Commonwealth Club of Silicon Valley.  The program was held  in the upper galleries of the Tech Museum in San Jose, CA.

A group of students at the Harvard Innovation Lab have created a time-lapsed visualization of the impact of computers, IT, and technology on our lives. The video provides a historical review of the office desk, beginning from the 1980s all the way to present day.

When was the last time you walked into a data center and were stopped dead in your tracks by the beauty of a computer?  Right, probably never. That is why you will most likely never see a computer in any art history books...but there is one that may well change that.

Session 302-C: An Interview with Simon Sze, Co-Inventor of the Floating Gate (History Track) Organizer: Brian A. Berg, President, Berg Software Design

Thursday, August 7 9:45am-10:50am Santa Clara Convention Center

Speaker

Simon Sze, Professor, National Chiao Tung University (Taiwan)

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