Mitch Waldrop
Author of "The Dream Machine"
DATE & TIME
Thursday, September 19, 2002
MEMBERS ONLY and VIP Reception - 6:00 PM
Member seating begins - 6:30 PM
General lecture seating begins - 6:50 PM
Lecture - 7:00 PM
Event ends promptly - 9:00 PM
LOCATION
Note: New HP lecture location!
Hewlett-Packard
HP Labs, Building 3
1501 Page Mill Rd
Palo Alto, California
Directions
RESERVATION
Online registration is now closed.
Free. Advance reservations required.
Please RSVP by September 13, 2002.
Call +1 650 604 0345 for information.
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 led to the Internet and the inventions of the "mouse," "windows," and "hypertext."
"The Dream Machine" will be available for sale at the lecture and on-line at the Museum's store prior to the event. Every purchase helps to support the preservation of computing history.
MEMBERSHIP
Current members of the Computer History Museum have purchased a student or senior citizen membership at $35.00 or individual membership at $50.00 or more within the last year. To become a member, please go to our membership page or call +1 650 604 3470.
