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What's New
at ITHS
On October 22, 2008, the IT History Society will
hold its Second Annual Conference. The title of this year's conference
is "Leveraging Yesterday: Using History to Create Value Today and Tomorrow
in the High-Tech Company."
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ITHS has learned the sad news that History Advisory Committee
member Michael S. Mahoney died of a heart attack on July 23, 2008. Mike has
taught in the history department at Princeton University since 1965. A
beloved leader in the history of computing community, he will be sorely missed.
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more]
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Ensuring the Future by Preserving the Past
The IT History website provides
a place where professionals and amateurs alike can exchange
information about IT history projects they're contemplating,
seeking funding for, currently undertaking, or have completed.
In addition to information about the IT History Society,
you can learn about project funding and find links to valuable
online resources that are provided by other organizations. |
Featured Project
 One
of the member's of the ITHS historical advisory committee,
David Mindell, who is the Frances and David Dibner Professor
of the History of Engineering and Manufacturing, and
Director of the Science, Technology, and Society Program,
at MIT, has recently published a major study in the history
of IT, entitled Digital Apollo (MIT
Press, 2008).
"Digital Apollo is
an excellent and unique historical account of the lengthy
and often pitched struggle of designers, engineers, and
pilots to successfully integrate man and complex computer
systems for the Apollo lunar landings. It brings back
fond memories."
--Edgar Mitchell, Sc.D.; Captain, USN
(retired) Lunar Module Pilot, Apollo 14
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about this project]
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