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Machine That Changed The World, The; Interview with Ted Nelson, 1990

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05/21/1990

Full-length interview with Theodor 'Ted' Holm Nelson. Portions of this interview were featured in episodes from the WGBH/BBC Series, The Machine That Changed The World. The Machine That Changed The World was a five part series chronicling the personalities and events of the computer revolution. The program traced the history of the development of the computer to the modern personal computer, to future developments on the horizon. There was a focus on history of computers from 19th century to PC, present day applications, and future developments. Ted Nelson founded Project Xanadu in 1960 and has been called a pioneer of Information Technology. Select metadata for this record was submitted by John Campopiano.


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Machine That Changed The World, The
Title

Interview with Ted Nelson, 1990

Series Description

Five part series chronicling the personalities and events of the computer revolution. Program traces the history of development of computer to the modern personal computer, to future developments on the horizon. Focus on history of computers from 19th century to PC, present day applications, and future developments. Featured participants include J. Presper Eckert; Thomas Watson, Jr; Steve Wozniak; Steve Jobs; William H. Gates; Marvin Minsky; Mitchell Kapor. Narrated by Will Lyman.

101: Giant Brains; 102: Inventing the Future; 103: The Paperback Computer; 104: The Thinking Machine; 105: The World at Your Fingertips. Series release date: 1992

Duration

01:56:37

Asset Type

Raw video

Media Type

Video

Subjects
Nelson, Theodor H. (Theodor Holm), 1937-
Computer software developers--United States
Information Technology
Microprocessors--United States--History
Computer software--Development--United States
Personal Computers
Xanadu
Computer software--Development--History
Genres
Documentary
Topics
Technology
Contributors
Nelson, Theodor H. (Theodor Holm), 1937- (Interviewee)
Publication Information
A WGBH Boston/BBC TV co-production in association with NDR Hamburg
Citation
Chicago: “Machine That Changed The World, The; Interview with Ted Nelson, 1990,” 05/21/1990, GBH Archives, accessed March 28, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_4D37F2D8E1054BA49999027BF9D18957.
MLA: “Machine That Changed The World, The; Interview with Ted Nelson, 1990.” 05/21/1990. GBH Archives. Web. March 28, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_4D37F2D8E1054BA49999027BF9D18957>.
APA: Machine That Changed The World, The; Interview with Ted Nelson, 1990. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_4D37F2D8E1054BA49999027BF9D18957
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