January 17
Celebrating Anita Borg’s Contributions to Women in Computing
Honoring Anita Borg’s legacy as a computer scientist and community builder for women in tech. Discover her pioneering work today.
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June 9
June 9, 1949: The Origins of Machine Consciousness Debate
Discover Geoffrey Jefferson’s 1949 insights on machine intelligence, consciousness, and the enduring debate about whether machines can truly think.
July 7
July 7, 1949 — The First Program Using Electrostatic Memory Was Run
How the Whirlwind computer proved that electrostatic memory could work reliably — the same principle behind modern RAM.