
History of Information (VII)
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History Magazine
THE COLLECTION OF written knowledge in some sort of repository is a practice as old as civilization itself.Library by Boltron on Flickr Libraries have a reputation for being oh-so-boring places you visit only when you absolutely must. But on the contrary, these all-inclusive establishments are your friendly neighborhood cultural catchalls, holding the historical relics, documented research and readings of communities, governments and entire societies, dating back decades and sometimes even centuries or millenniums.
The History of Libraries Through the Ages
NCSA Mosaic , or simply Mosaic , is the web browser credited with popularizing the World Wide Web . It was also a client for earlier protocols such as FTP , NNTP , and gopher . The browser was named for its support of multiple internet protocols. [ 3 ] Its intuitive interface, reliability, Windows port and simple installation all contributed to its popularity within the web, as well as on Microsoft computers [ 4 ] Mosaic was also the first browser to display images inline with text instead of displaying images in a separate window. [ 5 ] While often described as the first graphical web browser, Mosaic was preceded by WorldWideWeb and the lesser-known Erwise [ 6 ] and ViolaWWW .
Mosaic (web browser)
Tim Berners-Lee
Google's Book Search: A Disaster for Scholars - The Chronicle Review
As Director of the Office of Scientific Research and Development, Dr. Vannevar Bush has coordinated the activities of some six thousand leading American scientists in the application of science to warfare.
As We May Think - Magazine
Empowering Publics: Information Technology and Democratization in the Arab World-Lessons from Internet Cafe's and Beyond by Deborah Wheeler
Cairo’s Roundabout Revolution
IT has become fashionable to refer to the 18-day Egyptian uprising as the “Facebook revolution,” much to the dismay of the protesters who riveted the world with their bravery in Cairo’s Tahrir Square. But revolutions do not happen in cyberspace, even if they start there. What happened in Tahrir Square during the revolution and the protests happening there now show that even in the 21st century, public space remains the most important arena for dissent and social change.History of statistics
Thomas John Watson, Sr. (February 17, 1874 – June 19, 1956) was the chairman and CEO of International Business Machines (IBM), [ 1 ] who oversaw that company's growth into an international force from 1914 to 1956. Watson developed IBM's distinctive management style and corporate culture, and turned the company into a highly-effective selling organization, based largely around punched card tabulating machines .
Thomas J. Watson
William Shockley
William Bradford Shockley Jr.Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (10 December 1815 – 27 November 1852), born Augusta Ada Byron and now commonly known as Ada Lovelace , was an English mathematician and writer chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage 's early mechanical general-purpose computer , the Analytical Engine . Her notes on the engine include what is recognized as the first algorithm intended to be processed by a machine. Because of this, she is often considered the world's first computer programmer . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] She was born 10 December 1815 as the only legitimate child to the poet Lord Byron and his wife Anne Isabella Byron – all of his other children were born out of wedlock. [ 4 ] Byron separated from his wife a month after Ada was born and left England forever four months later, eventually dying of disease in the Greek War of Independence when Ada was only eight years old.

