Results for "Computer science"
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 06-130, National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Politics and Reform, Exhibition Records, 1960-2004
- Date: 1960 1960-2004
- Creator: National Museum of American History. Division of Politics and Reform
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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SIA Acc. 17-299, National Museum of American History (U.S.) Department of the History of Science and Technology, Exhibition Records, 1921-1922, 1947, 1956-1986
- Date: 1921 1921-1922 1921-1922, 1947, 1956-1986
- Creator: National Museum of American History. Department of the History of Science and Technology
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
Archiving Born-Digital Media from the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
- Date: October 27, 2020
- Description: We’ve been processing audiovisual media collections from the Science Media Group division of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.
The History of Email at the Smithsonian
- Date: July 21, 2015
- Description: Many of us read, write and send emails every day, but when did it all start at the Smithsonian? In 1980 Smithsonian staff had typewriters and telephones on their desk, with one or two FAX machines per office. The Smithsonian operated a single general purpose computer, the Honeywell mainframe, for all Smithsonian data processing applications and which did not include an email
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SIA RU000179, Smithsonian Institution Research Group in Psychology and the Social Sciences, Records, 1957-1963
- Date: 1957 1957-1963
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Research Group in Psychology and the Social Sciences
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Blog Post
Augmented Reality? Something Wrong With That?
- Date: June 18, 2009
- Creator: Marvin Heiferman
- Description: [caption id="attachment_1356" align="aligncenter" width="251" caption="Tommy Dodgen, age 4, standing by the largest lamp in the world : Tampa, Florida, by unknown photographer, 1947, State Library and Archives of Florida, Commerce Collection."][/caption] The cover shot of Popular Science’s July issue, which focuses on the future of energy, uses some interesting new
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National Treasure
- Date: March 9, 2022
- Description: After listening to family stories of treasure hidden by freemasons during the American Revolution, Ben Gates hunts for hidden world’s greatest treasure. With the help of an archivist and computer whiz, Gates must find the artifacts before treasure hunters sell it to the highest bidder.
Sneak Peek 3/18/2019
- Date: March 18, 2019
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Naval Captain and computer scientist Grace Murray Hopper and mathematician Jeanne LaDuke attend "Women Pioneers in Mathematics" meeting at National Museum of American History, SIA Acc. 11-009, 81-11284-06.
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SIA RU009533, Minicomputers and Microcomputers Videohistory Collection, 1987
- Date: 1987
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Search Server is Dead, Long Live the Search Server.
- Date: April 30, 2019
- Creator: Andrew Whitesell
- Description: The Archives says goodbye to one search server while welcoming in a new one.
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Uta C. Merzbach
- Date: December 30, 2020
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday.
- Blog Post
Pickering’s Women?
- Date: May 8, 2009
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.