Monthly Archives: April 2012

The Earliest Picture with a Computer I’ve Found So Far, plus an update

At least, I think it’s some kind of computer. The label on the photo says “1950 IBM Business Show, Houston, Texas.” Whatever it is, it seemed to catch the attention of President Houston (facing the camera). There’s a pretty thick … Continue reading

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Back to Commencement Again

There are a lot of people who have no idea that for many years commencement was held in front of the Chemistry Building. I’ve never seen any discussion of this change on paper but I’m pretty sure I know why … Continue reading

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