[IP] Exhibit Launch & Open House: Charles Babbage's Difference Engine No. 2 - May 10, 2008]

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: Rod Van Meter [rdv@sfc.wide.ad.jp]
Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 9:21 AM
To: David Farber
Subject: [Fwd: Fwd: Exhibit Launch & Open House: Charles Babbage's Difference Engine No. 2 - May 10, 2008]

Dave,

For IP, if you wish...

I would fly to the U.S. to see this, given half a chance.  Wonder if we
could pull off adding Japan to the D.E.'s World Tour...

                --Rod

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> From: "Computer History Museum" <event@computerhistory.org>
> Date: April 13, 2008 10:56:03 PM EDT
> Subject: Exhibit Launch & Open House: Charles Babbage's Difference
> Engine No. 2 - May 10, 2008
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>
> Join the Computer History Museum in launching its exciting exhibit:
> Babbage’s Difference Engine No. 2, exhibited for the first time in
> North America. Bring your family and friends to see and hear the
> Engine in action!
>
> This five-ton Engine is one of only two Charles Babbage’s computing
> engines ever built, consisting of 8,000 parts of bronze, cast iron
> and steel and measuring 11 feet long and 7 feet high. It was
> designed to calculate and print mathematical tables. Come to see
> the docents “crank” the Engine and watch it mechanically calculate
> - an arresting spectacle of automatic computing.
>
> The Exhibit Launch and Open House, a Victorian-themed event,
> promises a stunning display of Babbage’s elegant design and
> inspired engineering. His designs for vast mechanical calculating
> engines rank as one of the startling achievements of the 19th century.
>
> The Babbage Exhibit is made possible through the generosity of the
> following donors: Nathan Myhrvold, Andreas Bechtolsheim, Bell
> Family Trust, Donna Dubinsky & Len Shustek, Judy Estrin, Fry’s
> Electronics - Kathryn Kolder, Dorrit & F. Grant Saviers, Marva &
> John Warnock, and special thanks to Science Museum, London.
>
> Come to see what no Victorian ever saw.
>
>
>
> Where  Computer History Museum
> Hahn Auditorium
> 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd.
> Mountain View, CA 94043
> Directions
>
> When
> Saturday, May 10, 2008
> 12 noon - 5:00 p.m.
>
> Activities:
> 12:30, 1:30, 2:30 & 4:00 p.m. - Babbage's Engine demonstrations
> 1:00 & 3:30 p.m. - Screening of Ada Lovelace Film, “To Dream
> Tomorrow” (53min)
> - Popcorn, snowcones and pretzels available all afternoon
>
>
> Registration
> To register for the open house and to receive a coupon for free
> popcorn, please click here.
>
> If you are a member, please click here to register for the open
> house (including a member’s only breakfast) and to receive a coupon
> for free popcorn.
>
>
> Calendar of Upcoming Events
> Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.
> CHM Presents an Evening with Jim Morgan, Chairman, Applied Materials
> In Conversation with Dan Hutcheson, CEO, VLSI Research
> Place: Computer History Museum
> Register Now
>
> SOLD OUT: Thursday, May 1, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.
> An Evening with Nathan Myhrvold and Doron Swade: Discussing Charles
> Babbage’s Difference Engine
> Place: Computer History Museum
>
>
>
>
> About the Computer History Museum
> The Computer History Museum (CHM) in Mountain View, Calif., is a 501
> (c)(3) nonprofit organization with a 25-year history as part of The
> Computer Museum in Boston, Mass. The Museum is dedicated to the
> preservation and celebration of computing history, and is home to
> the largest international collection of computing artifacts in the
> world, encompassing computer hardware, software, documentation,
> ephemera, photographs and moving images.
>
> CHM brings computing history to life through an acclaimed speaker
> series, dynamic website, onsite tours, as well as physical and
> online exhibits. Current exhibits include "Mastering the Game: A
> History of Computer Chess," "Innovation in the Valley" - a look at
> Silicon Valley startups - and the unique "Visible Storage Gallery,"
> featuring over 600 key objects from the collection. A signature
> "Timeline of Computing History" exhibit will open in the fall of 2009.
>
> For open hours and more information, visit www.computerhistory.org
> or call 650.810.1010.
>
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