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Machine That Changed The World, The

03/03/1992

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Series

Machine That Changed The World, The

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

00:34:00

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres

Documentary

Topics

Technology

Citation

Chicago: “Machine That Changed The World, The,” 03/03/1992, GBH Archives, accessed December 8, 2022, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_B248AB68DE4440929F75B10C07A27BCC.

MLA: “Machine That Changed The World, The.” 03/03/1992. GBH Archives. Web. December 8, 2022. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_B248AB68DE4440929F75B10C07A27BCC>.

APA: Machine That Changed The World, The. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_B248AB68DE4440929F75B10C07A27BCC