Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 14, No. 284.
Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King's College London
<http://www.princeton.edu/~mccarty/humanist/>
<http://www.kcl.ac.uk/humanities/cch/humanist/>
Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2000 08:00:21 +0100
From: Arun-Kumar Tripathi <tripathi@statistik.uni-dortmund.de>
Subject: Computer History Lecture: Rich Tennant on "A Cartoonist's
View of Computer History"
greetings humanists,
((an interesting venture --is forwarded via Prof. David Farber's <IP>
(Interesting People) Listserv..-arun))
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Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 17:25:41 -0400
From: Dave Farber <farber@cis.upenn.edu>
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>
>'The 5th Wave' Creator Richard Tennant
>will speak on
>"A Cartoonist's View of Computer History"
>
>Wednesday, October 11, 2000, 6 p.m.
>NASA Ames Research Center
>Main Auditorium, (Building N201)
>Moffett Federal Airfield,
>Mountain View, CA
>
>Reception to follow in the Museum's Visible Storage Exhibit Area (Building
>126)
>
>Advance reservations are required
>in order to be admitted to Moffett Federal Airfield.
>
>RSVP by Monday, October 9, 2000 to:
>Wendy Ann Francis
>Tel: +1 650 604 5205
>E-m: francis@computerhistory.org
>
>Event
> URL: <http://www.computerhistory.org/events/lectures/tennant_10112000/>
>
>
>Abstract
>Take a walk down memory lane with cartoonist Rich Tennant, author of the
>cartoon series "The 5th Wave." His extensive library of high tech cartoons
>dating from the late 1980's chronicles the evolution of the computer
>industry and its impact on society. Using subjects ranging from mainframes
>to pocket PC's, to computers in our homes, schools, and on the beach, and
>through virtual reality, fuzzy logic and web TV, Rich offers humorous
>insights into this dynamic industry.
>
>Background on the Speaker
>Tennant has been a weekly editorial cartoonist for both Computerworld and
>Federal Computer Week for over 10 years. He is the author of The 5th Wave -
>BYTEing Humor (1992), Version 2.0 - More BYTEing Humor (1995) most
>recently, Downloaded (2000). He is also resident cartoonist for the
>best-selling "...for Dummies" books. Acknowledged by Forbes ASAP Magazine
>as "the father of the computer cartoon," Rich Tennant has also been
>recognized by the Association for Computing Machinery and the National
>Academy of Engineering. His portrait was featured amongst the communicators
>in the "Wizards and Their Wonders: Portraits in Computing" exhibit,
>published by The Computer Museum in 1997. Rich has been featured in
>newspapers and on television, and has given presentations at seminars,
>conferences and user groups across the country. Look for Rich's work at
> <http://www.the5thwave.com>
>
>
>Information about The Computer Museum History Center
>Website: <http://www.computerhistory.org>
>
> Established in 1996, The Computer Museum History Center is a
>non-profit entity dedicated to preserving and presenting the artifacts and
>stories of the Information Age. It is home to one of the largest
>collections of computing artifacts in the world, a collection comprising
>over 3,000 artifacts, 2,000 films and videotapes, 5,000 historical
>photographs, 2,000 linear feet of books and other cataloged documentation,
>and gigabytes of software. The collection is housed in a Visible Storage
>Exhibit Area in Mountain View, California, in the heart of Silicon Valley.
>This artifact-rich resource designed to appeal to engineers, scholars,
>researchers, computer enthusiasts and the general public will be housed in
>a new facility to be built within the next few years by the Museum as part
>of the NASA Research Park. The Computer Museum History Center's History
>Lecture Series is designed to provide educators, researchers, the media and
>the public with an important resource for information about key events of
>the Information Age. For information about sponsorship opportunities for
>the History Lecture Series, please contact Karen Mathews, Executive Vice
>President at 650-604-2568.
>
>
>*** Please remember ***
>RSVP by Monday, October 9, 2000
>and bring Picture ID to the event.
>
>--
>Dag Spicer
>Curator & Manager of Historical Collections
>The Computer Museum History Center
>NASA Ames Research Center - Moffett Field
>Mountain View, CA 94035
>
>Offices: Building T12-A
>Exhibit Area: Building 126
>
>Tel: +1 650 604 2578
>Fax: +1 650 604 2594
>E-m: spicer@computerhistory.org
>WWW: http://www.computerhistory.org
>
>Next Computer History Lecture: "A Cartoonist's View of Computer History,"
>by "The 5th Wave" cartoonist Rich Tennant.
>
>See: http://www.computerhistory.org/events/lectures/tennant_10112000/
>
>SV/5T
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