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Next week on November 30, the Computer History Museum celebrates the life of
Kenneth Iverson (1920-2004), the creator of APL (A Programming Language) and
J (J Language). Speakers for the tribute will include Eugene McDonnell, Paul
Berry, Larry Breed, Fred Brooks, Joey Tuttle and Arthur Whitney. We hope to
see you there for this auspicious salute.
Friday begins the kick-off of the holiday shopping season. The Computer
History Museum has some gift ideas that will open up a year’s worth of
computing history discoveries.
Computer History Museum one-year memberships begin at $60 and include
admission to pre-event members-only receptions among other benefits and
values. They are available for purchase by phone,650-810-1026, or by e-mail
at holidaygift@computerhistory.org.
Or if you’re looking for a truly unique gift for the gadget geek in your
life, buy an exclusive reception and behind-the-scenes tour of the Computer
History Museum hosted by Gordon Bell, senior researcher in Microsoft's Media
Presence Group, a 2003 Computer History Museum Fellow Award and National
Medal of Technology award recipient.
By donating $1,024 (the geek in your life will know why it's not an even
$1,000!), your techie and 5 of his/her friends will get a catered reception
and private tour of the museum's public collections, as well as the
opportunity to poke around the normally-closed archives that are brimming
with even more tech treasures. S/he will also become a "Core Member" of the
museum for a year with great benefits including the opportunity to meet
other top computing pioneers of all time at members-only events. So round
up two other couples for a once-in-a-lifetime stroll through the key
artifacts of the Information Age. It's tax deductible, only $170 per
person, and is certain to be an enjoyable evening that is remembered for
years to come. A personalized certificate comes in a gift-wrapped box.
Contact the Museum at 650-810-1026 or holidaygift@computerhistory.org.
Offer valid through December 31, 2004.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
TUESDAY, November 30, 2004
A Celebration of Kenneth Iverson (1920-2004)
6:00 PM Reception
7:00 PM Celebration and Tribute
The creator of APL (A Programming Language) and J (J Language)will be
remembered and celebrated in a series of talks presented by those who knew
him well.
Speakers include:
Emcee, Eugene McDonnell.
Larry Breed—A Stanford student who attended a lecture by Ken Iverson in
1966, Breed was hired by Iverson after he pointed out inaccuracies in the
formal description of IBM's System 360. At the IBM Research Center in
Yorktown Heights, NY, he led the design and implementation of what came to
be called APL. This became very popular within IBM, not only for the
language, but for the quick reaction times and reliability of the system. In
1973, he and two associates received for this work the Grace Murray Hopper
award for outstanding young computer professionals.
Paul Berry—A psychologist who'd been studying school programs in math and
science, Berry joined Iverson's team at the IBM Research Center in Yorktown
Heights, NY, in 1966 to work on the uses of APL in education. Jointly with
the IBM Research Center in Bari, Italy, he wrote several papers on the uses
of the APL language as a means of expression and explanation. At IBM and
later at I. P. Sharp Associates, he wrote APL reference manuals that
combined accuracy and readability.
Fred Brooks—While a graduate student at Harvard, Dr. Brooks joined with Ken
Iverson in writing Automatic Data Processing. In the preface to Iverson's
1962 book, A Programming Language, he wrote: “The unusually large
contribution by Dr. Brooks arose as follows. Several chapters of the present
work were originally prepared for inclusion in a joint work which eventually
passed the bounds of a single book and evolved into our joint Automatic Data
Processing and the present volume. Before the split, several drafts of these
chapters had received careful review at the hands of Dr. Brooks, reviews
which contributed many valuable ideas on organization, presentation, and
direction of investigation, as well as numerous specific suggestions.”
Joey Tuttle—At IBM he played a central role in the development of the IBM
5100 computer. This is the predecessor of the IBM 5150 PC. It was a
self-contained, portable desktop computer that supported programming in
BASIC and APL. Development of the 5100 began in 1973 at the IBM facilities
in Rochester, Minn., and the first models were shipped to customers in
September 1975.
Arthur Whitney—At I. P. Sharp Associates in Toronto, Arthur Whitney and
Kenneth Iverson put the Airline Guide online. Arthur did all of the coding.
In the twenty years since then, this has run for 24 hours a day and 365 days
a year. Whitney also wrote an APL system for Hewlett-Packard Australia. At
Morgan Stanley, he wrote A+. This is a descendant of APL and a predecessor
of K (K Language). Arthur Whitney developed A+ in the late '80s in response
to employer Morgan Stanley's need to move their APL applications from
mainframes to Sun workstations. He later left Morgan Stanley and wrote K.
LOCATION
Computer History Museum
1401 N. Shoreline Boulevard
Mountain View, CA
http://www.computerhistory.org/events/directions/museum_map.html
REGISTRATION
Free. Suggested Donation: $25
RSVP is required.For more information on the event, please
visit the Museum’s Web site at:
http://www.computerhistory.org/iverson_11302004
or call 650-810-1019.
BACKGROUND
Dr. Kenneth Iverson, who died October 19, 2004, at the age of 83, was the
creator of APL (A Programming Language) and, more recently, of J (J
Language). He was a gifted mathematician, educator, and writer. Born
December 17, 1920, in Camrose, Alberta, Canada, he received a BA in
mathematics and physics from Queen's University in Ontario, and an MA in
mathematics and PhD in applied mathematics from Harvard University.
As an assistant professor at Harvard, Iverson developed a mathematical
notation for manipulating arrays that he taught to his students. In 1962 at
IBM, he worked with Adin Falkoff to create the language APL based on that
notation. He was named an IBM Fellow in 1970. He received the AFIPS Harry
Goode Award in 1975, ACM Turing Award in 1979, IEEE Computer Pioneer Award
in 1982, and the National Medal of Technology in 1991.
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TUESDAY, December 14, 2004
Odysseys in Technology
The Computer History Museum Speaker Series Sponsored by
Sun Microsystems Laboratories
Music Meets The Computer
with
John Chowning, Max Mathews, and Curtis Roads
and a performance by Chryssie Nanou
ABSTRACT OF TALK:
Computers have revolutionized music-making. Two of the most important
pioneers of computer music, Max Mathews and John Chowning, stand at the
epicenter of this musical revolution. Research led by Mathews at Bell
Laboratories, beginning in the 1950s, created a series of programming
languages that are the direct precursors of today's software synthesizers.
His many contributions to interactive music systems, algorithmic
composition, and psychoacoustics (with Jean-Claude Risset) are equally
seminal. Stanford's Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics
(CCRMA, pronounced "karma") led by Chowning, has long been a hotbed of
innovation. After groundbreaking research in sound spatialization,
Chowning's invention of frequency modulation (FM) synthesis led to the most
successful synthesizer of all time: the Yamaha DX7.
Join Chowning and Mathews in conversation with Curtis Roads, composer and
music historian. This will be followed by Chryssie Nanou (pianist)
performing, “Duet for One Pianist.”
6:00 PM Member Reception
7:00 PM Presentation and Performance
Computer History Museum
Hahn Auditorium
1401 N. Shoreline Blvd.
Mountain View, CA 94043
http://www.computerhistory.org/events/directions/museum_map.html
REGISTRATION
Free. Suggested donation of $10.00 at the door from non-members.
For more information on the event, please visit
the Museum’s Web site at
http://www.computerhistory.org/music_12142004
or call (650) 810-1019.
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WEDNESDAY, January 12, 2005
Steve Case
Former Chairman and CEO of America Online, Inc.
and AOL Time Warner
6:00 PM Member Reception
7:00 PM Presentation
Computer History Museum
Hahn Auditorium
1401 N. Shoreline Blvd.
Mountain View, CA 94043
http://www.computerhistory.org/events/directions/museum_map.html
RSVP is required.For more information on the event, please visit
the Museum’s Web site at:
http://www.computerhistory.org/case_01122005
or call 650-810-1019.
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WEDNESDAY, March 9, 2005
“How Computer Storage Became A Modern Business”
-Larry Boucher, President, Alacritech
-Randy H. Katz, U.C. Berkeley Distinguished Professor in Electrical
Engineering and Computer Science
-Clod Barrera, Director of Storage Systems Strategy, IBM Systems &
Technology
-Mike Gluck, Executive VP Sales, Xiotech
-Jim Porter, President of DISK/TREND, Inc., and Chairman of CHM Storage
Committee
6:00 PM Member Reception
7:00 PM Presentation
RSVP is required.For more information on the event, please
visit the Museum’s Web site at:
http://www.computerhistory.org/storage_03092005
or call 650-810-1019.
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
THURSDAY, May 12, 2005
Irwin Jacobs
Founder of Qualcomm
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Computer History Museum
1401 N. Shoreline Blvd.
Mountain View, CA 94043
(650) 810-1019 Phone
(650) 810-1010 Main Line
(650) 810-1055 Fax
URL:
http://www.computerhistory.org/
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