History of Computing Speaker Series

Ronald Mak
Department of Computer Science
Department of Applied Data Science
Engineering Extended Studies
San Jose State University

During the Fall 2011 semester, I ran a speaker series where I invited pioneers and leaders in computing from academia and industry. The talks were preceded by a reception with students and faculty, and each of the talks was recorded. Click on each speaker's name for links to the talk announcement, video recording, and reception photos.

• Gordon Bell
       The Birth and Death of the Minicomputer Industry
  
  
• James Gosling
       The Prehistory of Java
  
  
• Don Knuth
       All Questions about the History of Computer Science Answered
  
  
• Randall Neff
       Yes, the HP-35 Fits into Your Pocket
  
  
• Allan Alcorn
       Video Games as a Driver of Computing Technology
  
  
• Stephen Kwan
       Computer Science and Enterprise Computing from Punched Cards to Mobile Apps
  
  
• Shomit Ghose
       An Examination of the Brief but Successful Life of a Silicon Valley Start-up
  
  
• Don Chamberlin
       Fifty Years of Data
  
  
• Bob Patrick
       Software is What the Hardware Designers Left Out
  
  
• Alan Kay
       The Dynabook
  
  
• Ted Khan
       The Central Role of “Kids of All Ages”
  
  
• Dan Greiner
       Legacy of the IBM System/360 Architecture
  
  
• Robert Garner
       Tales of CISC and RISC from Xerox PARC and Sun

This speaker series was partly sponsored by a generous grant from the IBM Almaden Research Center.