Fascinating Story of a Calculating Device Born (in part) in a Concentration Camp

… and does it matter? Most people probably don’t. Claire Evans on ScienceBlogs gives an overview with a look at how most of us relate to technology. I often wonder whether technology can continue to progress at its current pace if less and less of us understand it. But perhaps it only requires a few…

In 1980, when I was in graduate school, a friend of mine and I attended a computer show that was intended to demonstrate the latest in information technology to graduate students. The entire show could be fit into a single classroom. I remember stopping at one of the tables, run by a major company, and…