Pioneers on the air: BBC radio broadcasts on computers and A.I., 1946-56

Between 1946 and 1956, a number of BBC radio broadcasts were made by pioneers in the fields of computing, artificial intelligence and cybernetics. Although no sound recordings of the broadcasts survive, transcripts are held at the BBC's Written Archives Centre at Caversham in the UK. This paper is based on a study of these transcripts, which have received little attention from historians. The paper surveys the range of computer-related broadcasts during 1946–1956 and discusses some recurring themes from the broadcasts, especially the relationship of 'artificial intelligence' to human intelligence. Additionally, it discusses the context of the broadcasts, both in relation to the BBC and to contemporary awareness of computers

Spartan Daily, October 29, 2003

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Spartan Daily, November 10, 1961

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How Percy Ludgate\u27s 1909 Paper Helped Thwart Konrad Zuse\u27s Computer Patent in 1960

This investigation outlines how Percy Ludgate\u27s 1909 paper describing his design for a mechanical computer, his “Analytical Machine”, was used in 1960 by a German patent attorney to thwart Konrad Zuse\u27s computer patent, just in time, as it was about to be granted. This narrative is then followed by analyses of, and discovery of proof of, the role of IBM in preventing Zuse from getting what would have been the premier patent on the concept of a programmable computer, and then by an exploration of how information about Ludgate\u27s 1909 paper was found by (or for) the opposing German patent attorney

Spartan Daily, March 6, 2003

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1997-98 Lynn University Men\u27s Basketball Media Guide

The 1997-1998 Lynn University Men\u27s Basketball media guide has been published by the Lynn University Sports Information Office. Editor: Jeff SchalyContributor: Chris EmersonPhotography: Brad Broome, Ricardo Rolon, Alan Luby, The Boca Raton News, NCAA Photos.Printing: JKG Printing & Graphicshttps://spiral.lynn.edu/athletics-media-guides/1014/thumbnail.jp

The Grace and Leigh Oral History Project

At a critical time in examining the bias of our institutions, the Grace and Leigh Oral History Project is collecting and archiving stories of three educational institutions in Richmond, Virginia. These oral history interviews share personal experiences with race and privilege in Richmond Public Schools, the experiment of the Virginia Governor\u27s School initiative, and the legacy of Maggie Lena Walker. An accompanying contextual essay provides background on the author’s personal connection to the project, relevant historical information, and detailed plans for the future of the project. Currently, the project includes a total of 24 oral history interviews, roughly an hour each in length: 14 with alumni of the Governor’s School at Thomas Jefferson High School, six with alumni and faculty of Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School, and four with alumni of Maggie L. Walker High School. These interviews, along with related visual and written materials, are available to the public at graceandleigh.com. This project is to be presented at the Fall 2020 Honors Symposium at James Madison University on December 11, 2020

Tom Kilburn: A Tale of Five Computers

One of the preeminent figures in the early history of computer design was Tom Kilburn. Over the course of some 30 years, he made significant contributions to the development of five historically significant computers. Although a natural team leader possessed of a somewhat dominating personality, who inspired in those who worked closely with him great loyalty and affection, Kilburn was, on casual acquaintance, a self-contained man who chose his words with care. Tom Kilburn was born August 11, 1921, in West Yorkshire, England. His father, John William Kilburn, was a statistical clerk who rose to become a company secretary.13Tom had a somewhat specialized education at Wheelwright Grammar School having been permitted by his headmaster to study almost nothing else from around the age of 14. It was hardly surprising therefore he emerged from school as something of a mathematical specialist. In 1940, Kilburn went Sidney Sussex College, in Cambridge, with several scholarships. Wartime courses at Cambridge were somewhat truncated and in 1942, Kilburn graduated with First Class Honors in Part I of the Mathematical Tripos and in the preliminary examination for Part II