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Exhibit Launch & Open House: Charles Babbage's Difference Engine No. 2 - May 10, 2008]
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:45:45 -0700
________________________________________ From: Rod Van Meter [rdv () sfc wide ad jp] Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 9:21 AM To: David Farber Subject: [Fwd: Fwd: Exhibit Launch & Open House: Charles Babbage's Difference Engine No. 2 - May 10, 2008] Dave, For IP, if you wish... I would fly to the U.S. to see this, given half a chance. Wonder if we could pull off adding Japan to the D.E.'s World Tour... --Rod Begin forwarded message:
From: "Computer History Museum" <event () computerhistory org> Date: April 13, 2008 10:56:03 PM EDT Subject: Exhibit Launch & Open House: Charles Babbage's Difference Engine No. 2 - May 10, 2008 Join the Computer History Museum in launching its exciting exhibit: Babbage’s Difference Engine No. 2, exhibited for the first time in North America. Bring your family and friends to see and hear the Engine in action! This five-ton Engine is one of only two Charles Babbage’s computing engines ever built, consisting of 8,000 parts of bronze, cast iron and steel and measuring 11 feet long and 7 feet high. It was designed to calculate and print mathematical tables. Come to see the docents “crank” the Engine and watch it mechanically calculate - an arresting spectacle of automatic computing. The Exhibit Launch and Open House, a Victorian-themed event, promises a stunning display of Babbage’s elegant design and inspired engineering. His designs for vast mechanical calculating engines rank as one of the startling achievements of the 19th century. The Babbage Exhibit is made possible through the generosity of the following donors: Nathan Myhrvold, Andreas Bechtolsheim, Bell Family Trust, Donna Dubinsky & Len Shustek, Judy Estrin, Fry’s Electronics - Kathryn Kolder, Dorrit & F. Grant Saviers, Marva & John Warnock, and special thanks to Science Museum, London. Come to see what no Victorian ever saw. Where Computer History Museum Hahn Auditorium 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd. Mountain View, CA 94043 Directions When Saturday, May 10, 2008 12 noon - 5:00 p.m. Activities: 12:30, 1:30, 2:30 & 4:00 p.m. - Babbage's Engine demonstrations 1:00 & 3:30 p.m. - Screening of Ada Lovelace Film, “To Dream Tomorrow” (53min) - Popcorn, snowcones and pretzels available all afternoon Registration To register for the open house and to receive a coupon for free popcorn, please click here. If you are a member, please click here to register for the open house (including a member’s only breakfast) and to receive a coupon for free popcorn. Calendar of Upcoming Events Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. CHM Presents an Evening with Jim Morgan, Chairman, Applied Materials In Conversation with Dan Hutcheson, CEO, VLSI Research Place: Computer History Museum Register Now SOLD OUT: Thursday, May 1, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. An Evening with Nathan Myhrvold and Doron Swade: Discussing Charles Babbage’s Difference Engine Place: Computer History Museum About the Computer History Museum The Computer History Museum (CHM) in Mountain View, Calif., is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization with a 25-year history as part of The Computer Museum in Boston, Mass. The Museum is dedicated to the preservation and celebration of computing history, and is home to the largest international collection of computing artifacts in the world, encompassing computer hardware, software, documentation, ephemera, photographs and moving images. CHM brings computing history to life through an acclaimed speaker series, dynamic website, onsite tours, as well as physical and online exhibits. Current exhibits include "Mastering the Game: A History of Computer Chess," "Innovation in the Valley" - a look at Silicon Valley startups - and the unique "Visible Storage Gallery," featuring over 600 key objects from the collection. A signature "Timeline of Computing History" exhibit will open in the fall of 2009. For open hours and more information, visit www.computerhistory.org or call 650.810.1010. ______________________________________________________________ You are currently part of the Lecture announcement list of the Computer History Museum. To unsubscribe, please reply to this message with the word "remove" in the subject line.
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