One of the earliest programable calculators - Roy brought his in to StartPad.

Nice history of innovation of newspapers and the rise of the internet.

Quoted: A moment of sympathy, please, for newspapers, whose readers and advertisers have been fleeing at a frightening rate.

Roy brought this back from California - now in the StartPad offices.

Now just have to figure out how to clear the error on it.

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A new video by the creator of The Machine is Using Us. This one is long (1 hour).

Quoted: presented at the Library of Congress, June 23rd 2008. This was tons of fun to present. I decided to forgo the PowerPoint and instead worked with students to ...

Great book on the history of early Christian writing. I also like Ehrman's video lectures.

Quoted: Distinctive to this study is its emphasis on the historical, literary, and religious milieu of the Greco-Roman world, including early Judaism. As part of its historical orientation, this text also discusses works by other Christian writers who were roughly contemporary with the New Testament, such as the Gospel of Thomas, the Apocalypse of Peter, and the letters of Ignatius. The volume is enhanced by two color inserts, one on illuminated manuscripts and the other on archaeology.

Want to build your own nuke? This book tells you how. Well, kind of - but a really good history of the development of the bomb.

Quoted: Amazon.com: The Making of the Atomic Bomb: Richard Rhodes: Books

Charles told me about this book last night.

Quoted: In each of the six Apollo landings, the astronaut in command seized control from the computer and landed with his hand on the stick. Mindell recounts the story of astronauts' desire to control their spacecraft in parallel with the history of the Apollo Guidance Computer. From the early days of aviation through the birth of spaceflight, test pilots and astronauts sought to be more than "spam in a can" despite the automatic controls, digital computers, and software developed by engineers. Digital Apollo examines the design and execution of each of the six Apollo moon landings, drawing on transcripts and data telemetry from the flights, astronaut interviews, and NASA's extensive archives.

Science Channel (6-part) series on the history of the internet. Features Ben Slivka and Hadi Partovi!

Quoted: Watch the trials and tribulations of Internet history.