Computer History with Chris Garcia

Mar 29 2024 6 ep. 31 mins
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Chris Garcia spent twenty years studying the history of computers, and now, with time on his hands, he's going back and bringing that knowledge out for all to hear!

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S1E1 - Episode 1 - Before the Computer

Feb 16 2023 40 mins  
Episode Notes You can help keep the episodes comin' by supporting our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/3MinModernist Triumph of the Nerds: An excellent doc This episode looks at the path the series will take, who think like tally sticks, the abacus, jetons, and other early mathematical technologies came to us. There's a look at early mechanical calculators by the likes of Blaise Pa

S1E2 - The Electro-Mechanical Age

Feb 23 2023 28 mins  
This episode, we cover the period before World War II with an emphasis on Claude Shannon, George Stibbitz, Konrad Zuse, and Differential Analyzers. We also show how ideas spread, and what a new device means as far as influence. Also, significant mentions of MIT. Help us keep going by supporting our Patreon

S1E3 - World War II

Mar 02 2023 25 mins  
Episode Notes You can help keep the episodes comin' by supporting our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/3MinModernist This episode looks at World War II, the computers needed to solve the problems war presents, and how it all helped lead us to the world of computers we know today!

S1E4 - The Computer in the US - 1942 to 1951

Mar 09 2023 22 mins  
Episode Notes The computer in the US rode a wave out of World War II, and involved folks like Pres Eckert, John von Neumann, and John Mauchley, Harry Huskey, and many more. We talk about BINAC, Whirlwind, EDVAC, SEAC, SWAC, and more! You can help keep the episodes comin' by supporting our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/3MinModernist

S1E5 - UK Computers - 1946 to 1952

Mar 16 2023 29 mins  
Episode Notes Come support our patreon!

S1E6 - The IAS Machines

Mar 29 2024 40 mins  
Additional Resources Books: "A History of Computing in the Twentieth Century" by Michael R. Williams "The Dream Machine: J.C.R. Licklider and the Revolution That Made Computing Personal" by M. Mitchell Waldrop "John von Neumann and the Origins of Modern Computing" by William Aspray "The Computer and the Brain" by John von Neumann "Turin