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Machine That Changed The World, The; Interview with Paul Ceruzzi, 1991
Part of From the Vault. Part of Considering Our Tech-nostalgia.
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 Institutions National Air and Space Museum. Select metadata for this record was submitted by John Campopiano.
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- Series
- 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 November 21, 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. November 21, 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