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The Story of LEO

LEO, more formally known as Lyons Electronic Office, was the world's first business computer, having been developed by the British company J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. between 1947-1954. John Simmons was very much the genius behind this adventure into business process re-engineering. His papers are archived at the Modern Record Centre at Warwick University in Coventry, England. Many of these...

November 11, 2013 By Jeffery Stein 0 Comments Read more...

Highlights of Intel's Justin Rattner at CHM: Oct 8, 2013

The event was in the form of an interview/conversation led by CHM CEO/moderator John Hollar. Mr. Rattner spent a lot of time discussing his early life at Hollywood High School and how he got involved in electronics and as a EE student at Cornell University. It was less about Intel's early history. However, here are a few quick takes on...

November 09, 2013 By Alan Weissberger 0 Comments Read more...

Honoring Computer Pioneer Tommy Flowers and Colossus

In November 1943, an electrical engineer working in the telecommunications department of Britain's General Post Office named Tommy Flowers designed and built the world’s first programmable computer. Named "Colossus," the thermionic tube-based programmable computer successfully broke the supposedly unbreakable Lorenz cipher used by Hitler and the German High Command during the Second World War. Afterward, Flowers had a long, successful...

October 07, 2013 By Jeffery Stein 0 Comments Read more...

Summary, photos & videos of Oct 1st IEEE Panel: Intel's Transition to Success!

This was a hugely succcessful panel session on Intel's transitions, twists and turns into the world's most successful semiconductor company of all time. Many attendees complemented our 2 panelists and myself for a great learning experience and intellectually stimulating session. The great stories told by Ted and Dave is what tech history should be all about, IMHO! It was certainly...

October 05, 2013 By Alan Weissberger 0 Comments Read more...

Oct 1, 2013 IEEE CNSV meeting: Intel's Transition to Success: From Memory to the Microprocessor

Panelists: Ted Hoff, Intel (1968-1983) Dave House, Honeywell (Intel customer) and Intel (1974-1996) Moderator : Alan J Weissberger, IEEE ComSoc Abstract: This panel discussion, featuring semiconductor industry luminaries Ted Hoff and Dave House, will examine how Intel was able to succeed and dominate the semiconductor memory and (later) the microprocessor markets. The panelists will cover Intel's history from 1968 to...

August 28, 2013 By Alan Weissberger 0 Comments Read more...

Conversation with Inventor Ted Hoff @ Flash Memory Summit-Aug 15th in Santa Clara, CA

A free session at the Flash Memory Summit- Aug 12-15, 2013 at Santa Clara Convention Center: Fireside Chat with Ted Hoff : organized by IEEE COMSOC content manager Alan J Weissberger, the session will be on Thursday from 9:50am to 10:50am. Ted Hoff is co-inventor of the microprocessor and an early semiconductor memory design and applications engineer. Ted will share...

August 10, 2013 By Alan Weissberger 0 Comments Read more...

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iCHSTM 2013

Almost two weeks ago I was at the 24th International Congress for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine (iCHSTM) in Manchester, England. At more than 1700 registered participants it may have been the largest gathering devoted to the history of science, technolgoy and medicine ever. The week long conference saw more than 1300 hundred talks organized into more than...

August 08, 2013 By Allan Olley 0 Comments Read more...