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On Books and eBooks
“Few technological victories are ever complete, and in the case of books this will be especially true. Bookstores will not disappear but will exploit digital technologies to increase their virtual and physical inventories, and perhaps become publishers themselves. So will … Continue reading
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Grace Hopper and Other Programmers
Nathan Zeldes writes about Grace Hopper: “…whenever I see this photo, I am reminded vividly of Dr. Susan Calvin, Robopsychologist at U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men Corporation, as featured in Isaac Asimov’s I, Robot…. Calvin is a strict, prim, spinsterish lady who … Continue reading
Posted in Computer history, Programming, Quotes
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On the History of Information
Ann Blair in Salon: “The history of information has developed especially in the last 10 years. It is a subset of intellectual and cultural history, which is a subset of general history. “Information” today typically refers to all the stuff … Continue reading
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DNA Structure Described
Today in 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick published in Nature a 1-page article titled “Molecular structure of nucleic acids: a structure for deoxyribose nucleic acid.” Their description of the double helix structure of DNA will earn them (with Maurice Wilkins) a Nobel Prize in 1962. In 2001, Peter … Continue reading
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Birth of Satellite TV
50 years ago today, the era of satellite television began with the first television image transmitted by a communication satellite. The transmission was orchestrated by MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory station in Camp Parks, California, with sponsorship from the Air Force. The message was … Continue reading
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First public school in the U.S.
Today in 1635, the Boston Latin School was established, the first public school and the oldest existing school in the United States. In 2012, the school was ranked 38 out of the top 100 high schools in the United States by U.S. … Continue reading
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Earliest Intact European Book Now Digitized
The British Library has announced that it has successfully acquired the St Cuthbert Gospel, a miraculously well-preserved 7th century manuscript that is the oldest European book to survive fully intact and therefore one of the world’s most important books. The £9 … Continue reading
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One Billion Hard Drives and Counting
Today in 2008, Seagate Technology announced that it was the first hard drive manufacturer worldwide to have shipped 1 billion hard drives. The 1 billion hard drives Seagate has delivered equates to approximately 79 million terabytes, able to store 158 billion hours … Continue reading
The Who’s Who of the World Wide Web
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The Story of Information 