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Due
to security measures in force during this time, the lecture on
Monday, September 17, 6:00 p.m. has been postponed. A new date will
be announced. We apologize for the
inconvenience.
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ABSTRACT
OF TALK
Mitch Waldrop, brings us the fascinating story of JCR Licklider and "The Revolution
that Made Computing Personal." Licklider may well have been one of
the most influential -- and least known -- people in the history of
computer science. As a division director in the Pentagon's Advanced
Research Projects Agency (ARPA), in the early 1960s Licklider put in
place the funding priorities which would lead to the Internet, and
the invention of the "mouse," "windows" and "hypertext." Book
signing and reception follows the lecture.
BACKGROUND OF SPEAKER
M. Mitchell Waldrop, formerly a senior writer at Science magazine, is author of
"Complexity" and "Man-Made Minds." He lives in Washington, DC.
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