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The CHM blog showcases ideas and insights from our vibrant community in Silicon Valley and around the world. We take you behind the scenes of our programming, collections, and exhibits. Connecting the past to the present and into the future, we decode technology for everyone.
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Remarkable People
A Computing Legend Speaks
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Ken Thompson, one of the foremost programmers and computer scientists of the last 50 years, shares stories about his life and career in a newly released oral history.
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CHM Live
Cold War Computing
Monday, September 29, 2025
Historian and author Victor Petrov explores the rise of Bulgaria's powerhouse computing industry during the Cold War and how it evolved.
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Remarkable People
In Memoriam: Dame Stephanie Shirley, 1933–2025
Monday, August 18, 2025
CHM is saddened to share the passing of 2018 CHM Fellow Dame Stephanie Shirley, who was a pioneer in embracing remote, flexible work for the thriving software company she founded in the 1960s.
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Guest Blog
RAMAC History Comes Alive
Monday, July 14, 2025
At age 93, Nicholas F. Garcia, may be one of the last people around who worked at IBM’s first R&D lab on the West Coast, in the center of what would become Silicon Valley. His daughter tells his story.
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Remarkable People
Burton Grad: A Tribute
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
CHM offers a tribute to a special computing pioneer who worked with CHM for decades, sharing his passion for the history of software with the world.
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Projects
Tech and the Future of News: A CHM Initiative
Monday, June 23, 2025
CHM’s Tech and the Future of News initiative decoded the impact of new technologies powered by artificial intelligence on journalism and the news industry.
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CHM Live
Decoding Ancient History With AI
Monday, June 16, 2025
Experts in ancient history, computer science, and technology team up to use artificial intelligence to virtually unroll and decipher papyrus scrolls burned in the same volcanic eruption that destroyed Pompeii.
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Curatorial Insights
SmarterChild: A Chatbot Buddy from 2001
Thursday, May 29, 2025
Did you know there were chatbots long before Siri and ChatGPT? SmarterChild came out in the early 2000s, during the heady days of the dot.com boom, and it's an important part of chatbot history.
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CHM Live
Encoding Language
Friday, May 23, 2025
What do you do if your language is not available on devices you want to use to communicate, like computers and smart phones? Experts discuss how Unicode works to make our digital world inclusive.
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CHM Live
New News Tech
Friday, April 25, 2025
CHM convened experts to explain the state of journalism and the opportunities and challenges presented by new technologies and tools.
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