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February 7

Rethinking Programming: The 1956 Concept That Changed Human-Computer Interaction

Explore Douglas Ross’s 1956 Gestalt Programming idea, shaping modern human-centered coding and interactive systems.

July 4

MIT's Whirlwind Achieved First Keyboard Input in 1956

On July 4, 1956, MIT demonstrated the first use of a keyboard to input data into the Whirlwind computer, marking a key milestone in computing history.

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