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Technology: 1944-2004: it all started with a big, big calculator.(Digital Beat)
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T&D
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May 1, 2004
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- Hartley, Darin E.
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In honor of ASTD's 60th anniversary, I thought it would be interesting to step back in time 60 years and take a look at some technologies of 1944, and compare them with some of today's technologies.
Key innovations of 1944
Sixty years ago, some pivotal patents, inventions, and discoveries were made that are tied to current technologies and, in some cases, current learning technologies. Cultural readiness issues related to technology were also coming to the forefront. Harvard University researcher Howard Aiken and Grace Hopper invented the first programmable calculator, the Mark I, in 1944. It was a tremendous advance for the time. It not only did basic mathematical ...