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Machine That Changed The World, The; Interview with Paul Ceruzzi, 1991

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04/04/1991

Full-length interview with Paul E. Ceruzzi. 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. Paul Ceruzzi has written and co-written multiple books on both the history of the computer and aerospace technology. He has also served as the curator of Aerospace Electronics and Computing within the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum. Select metadata for this record was submitted by John Campopiano.


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Machine That Changed The World, The
Title

Interview with Paul Ceruzzi, 1991

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

03:28:16

Asset Type

Raw video

Media Type

Video

Subjects
Aerospace Technology
Personal Computers
Microprocessors--United States--History
Computer software--Development--United States
Ceruzzi, Paul E.
Information Technology
Computer software--Development--History
Interactive computing
Computer software developers--United States
Genres
Documentary
Topics
Technology
Contributors
Ceruzzi, Paul E. (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 Paul Ceruzzi, 1991,” 04/04/1991, GBH Archives, accessed December 22, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_F35B306F7C624DD7A10E24D65FD907C2.
MLA: “Machine That Changed The World, The; Interview with Paul Ceruzzi, 1991.” 04/04/1991. GBH Archives. Web. December 22, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_F35B306F7C624DD7A10E24D65FD907C2>.
APA: Machine That Changed The World, The; Interview with Paul Ceruzzi, 1991. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_F35B306F7C624DD7A10E24D65FD907C2
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