History

Jef Raskin A to Z Jef Raskin A to Z- List of about 60 articles by Raskin, with links to them. Jef Raskin Jef Raskin- Growing biography, with links to related topics. [Wikipedia] DigiBarn Friends: Jef Raskin, A Life of Design DigiBarn Friends: Jef Raskin, A Life of Design- Computer museum with many resources: photo galleries, information on early Apple I/II, Macintosh, IAI Swyft, Canon Cat, user interf… Seymour Papert: Sunday Profile Seymour Papert: Sunday Profile- Mathematician and pioneer in artificial intelligence, has radical ideas about how the education system should be overhauled. Text of radio intervie… Planet Papert Planet Papert- Page of over 2 dozen links to Websites, documents. By educator Gary S. Stager. Seymour Papert Seymour Papert- Growing biography, with links to many related topics. [Wikipedia] School's Out? A Conversation with Seymour Papert School's Out? A Conversation with Seymour Papert- Interview at The Matrix: MEME 2.13. Treats Papert's favorite topics: children, computers and the end of schools as we know them. Professor Seymour Papert: Papert.org Professor Seymour Papert: Papert.org- Expert on how technology can provide new ways to learn, his contributions go beyond education: mathematician and cofounder with Marvin Minsky… John von Neumann John von Neumann- Brief biography along with details of a number of areas he worked in. John von Neumann John von Neumann- Growing biography, with links to related topics. [Wikipedia] Tools For Thought: Johnny Builds Bombs and Johnny Builds Brains Tools For Thought: Johnny Builds Bombs and Johnny Builds Brains- By Howard Rheingold. Online copy of well known 1985 book on the invention of modern computing; this chapter on Joh… John von Neumann John von Neumann- Biography, links, and six photographs. Neumann, John von Neumann, John von- Biography and references. The Curse of Xanadu The Curse of Xanadu- Dismissive article by Gary Wolf on Ted Nelson and the history of Xanadu project. [Wired] The Electronic Labyrinth The Electronic Labyrinth- History, explanation, and critique, of hypertext systems, with links. Ted Nelson's Bibliography Ted Nelson's Bibliography- Includes list of references to articles and books by Nelson. [mprove] Ted Nelson Ted Nelson- Growing biography, with links to many related topics. [Wikipedia] Tools For Thought: Xanadu, Network Culture, and Beyond Tools For Thought: Xanadu, Network Culture, and Beyond- By Howard Rheingold. Online copy of well known 1985 book on the invention of modern computing; this chapter on Ted Nelson, … Observer - Lay it on in Shovels for Roger Observer - Lay it on in Shovels for Roger- Article on the celebration of Roger Needham's 50th year in Cambridge. Roger Needham - An Informal Memoir Roger Needham - An Informal Memoir- Article by his wife describing his life, work, and achievements. Professor Roger Needham, 1935-2003 Professor Roger Needham, 1935-2003- Article from the University of Cambridge reporting his death, and outlining his life and achievements. BBC News - Computer Pioneer Dies BBC News - Computer Pioneer Dies- Article reporting the death of Roger Needham, aged 68. BRL-CAD BRL-CAD- Constructive Solid Geometry (CSG) 3D modelling system originally developed by the US Army, now an open-source project. Package includes an interactive geometry editor, ra… The Register: PING Author Killed in Car Crash The Register: PING Author Killed in Car Crash- Kieren McCarthy's article about Muuss' death. Slashdot:The Author of Ping is Reported Dead Slashdot:The Author of Ping is Reported Dead- Discussion thread of people reacting to news of his death. Includes possibly tasteless technical jokes such as "RIP: 100% packet loss… Monopoly Monopoly- Parody song written by Mike Muuss to the tune of "Yesterday", bemoaning broken game software. Michael John Muuss Michael John Muuss- Details of his research interests. Gordon Moore Gordon Moore- Information from Transistorized television documentary. Coproduction of ScienCentral, Inc., and The American Institute of Physics. [PBS.org] Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation- Private grantmaking organization based in the Presidio of San Francisco, works to achieve significant, lasting, measurable outcomes in 3 main ar… Betty and Gordon Moore Library Betty and Gordon Moore Library- Holds Cambridge University Library's working collections in mathematics, physics, astronomy, computer science, materials science, engineering. [Cam… Gordon Moore Gordon Moore- Growing biography, with links to related topics. [Wikipedia] The Discover Interview: Marvin Minsky The Discover Interview: Marvin Minsky- Legendary pioneer of artificial intelligence ponders brains, bashes neuroscience, suggests plan for superhuman robot servants. Marvin Lee Minsky: Matter, Mind and Models Marvin Lee Minsky: Matter, Mind and Models- Page with picture, and link to the document, which attempts to explain why people become confused by questions about the relation betwe… Brain Opera Brain Opera- interactive, musical journey into your mind, presented simultaneously in physical and cyber space. Artistic experience based on applying Marvin Minsky's 'The Society … Consciousness is a Big Suitcase: A Talk with Marvin Minsky Consciousness is a Big Suitcase: A Talk with Marvin Minsky- Introduction and sizable interview. [EDGE 3rd Culture] Marvin Minsky Marvin Minsky- Growing biography, with links to many related topics. [Wikipedia] Marvin Minsky Marvin Minsky- His page. One of the pioneers of artificial intelligence; a significant contributor to cognitive psychology, mathematics, computational linguistics, robotics, optic… Minsky's Society of Mind Minsky's Society of Mind- If two minds are better than one, then how about two thousand? Positive review with references. [EMC/Paradigm Publishing] Jay Miner Jay Miner- Growing article, with links to related topics. Wikipedia. The Jay Miner Society The Jay Miner Society- About the organisation and Jay Miner. The Legend of Bob Metcalfe The Legend of Bob Metcalfe- Six part article. [Wired] Robert Metcalfe Robert Metcalfe- Growing biography, with links to related topics. [Wikipedia] ACM: A.M. Turing Award: John McCarthy ACM: A.M. Turing Award: John McCarthy- The Association for Computing Machinery gave McCarthy the prestigious Alan M. Turing Award in 1971: For research on artificial intelligence,… Wall Street Journal: McCarthy, a Founder of Artificial Intelligence, Dies at 84 Wall Street Journal: McCarthy, a Founder of Artificial Intelligence, Dies at 84- Article by Stephen Miller on a founder of the study of artificial intelligence, who named the disc… Wikipedia: John McCarthy (Computer Scientist) Wikipedia: John McCarthy (Computer Scientist)- Short biography in the online encyclopedia with links to articles on related topics. John William Mauchly John William Mauchly- Biography, photos, references. John W. Mauchly and the Development of the ENIAC Computer John W. Mauchly and the Development of the ENIAC Computer- Substantial texts, photos, references. Exhibition in the Department of Special Collections, Van Pelt Library, University… John Mauchly John Mauchly- Growing biography, with links to related topics. [Wikipedia] The Ada Picture Gallery The Ada Picture Gallery- Includes a selection of portraits of Ada, Countess of Lovelace. The Babbage Pages: Ada Lovelace The Babbage Pages: Ada Lovelace- Brief biography with references.