The Mother of All Demos
- Written by Phillip Martin, Podcast host
A computer may have been the size of room in 1968, but it was still a watershed year for tech industry. That year saw the founding of the Intel Corporation that would revolutionize microprocessors and “the mother of all demos,” a landmark event that featured the first public demonstration of a computer mouse. Our guest, Margaret O’Mara, a professor of U.S. history at the University of Washington, became fascinated with the story of the Silicon Valley through a circuitous path that involved time spent in the White House and a close encounter with the Little Rock Nine. She tells Philip how this place, once a pastoral agricultural community, became a technological and economic powerhouse – and what that meant for the people who lived there.
Read more in this accompanying article from Margaret O'Mara: In 1968, computers got personal: How the ‘mother of all demos’ changed the world[1]
Music: “By Grace” by Podington Bear, found on FreeMusicArchive.org, licensed under CC0 1[3][4]
“Motions” by Rafael Krux, found on FreePD.com, licensed under CC0 1[5][6]
Archival: Mother of All Demos - The Mouse[7]
HAL 9000: “I’m sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that”[8]
The First Microprocessor TV Commercial[9]
Deactivating Hal 9000 HD (COMPLETE)[10]
Apple accused of failing to protect workers[11]
It was my mistake’: Facebook CEO speaks out on privacy scandal[13]
Jeff Bezos: The $100 Billion Dollar Man | CNBC[14]
The Disruptors: The ‘Uber effect’ on the Taxi Industry[15]
New video shows moments before fatal self-driving Uber crash[16]
References
- ^ In 1968, computers got personal: How the ‘mother of all demos’ changed the world (theconversation.com)
- ^ RSS Feed (heatandlightpod.com)
- ^ FreeMusicArchive.org (freemusicarchive.org)
- ^ CC0 1 (creativecommons.org)
- ^ FreePD.com (freepd.com)
- ^ CC0 1 (creativecommons.org)
- ^ Mother of All Demos - The Mouse (www.youtube.com)
- ^ HAL 9000: “I’m sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that” (www.youtube.com)
- ^ The First Microprocessor TV Commercial (www.youtube.com)
- ^ Deactivating Hal 9000 HD (COMPLETE) (www.youtube.com)
- ^ Apple accused of failing to protect workers (www.youtube.com)
- ^ The 68’ Salute (www.youtube.com)
- ^ It was my mistake’: Facebook CEO speaks out on privacy scandal (www.youtube.com)
- ^ Jeff Bezos: The $100 Billion Dollar Man | CNBC (www.youtube.com)
- ^ The Disruptors: The ‘Uber effect’ on the Taxi Industry (www.youtube.com)
- ^ New video shows moments before fatal self-driving Uber crash (www.youtube.com)
- ^ The Little Rock 9 - Arkansas 1957 (www.youtube.com)
Authors: Phillip Martin, Podcast host
Read more http://theconversation.com/the-mother-of-all-demos-103396
