List: History of Technology | Curated by Barry Silverstein

Feb 20, 2025
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History of Technology
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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age
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Barry Silverstein
Seeing is BelievingThe generational change we’ve seen in photography
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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age
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Fact or Opinion?Today it’s difficult to tell which is which
Sep 11, 2024
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Sep 11, 2024
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Lessons from History
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The Strange Journey of America’s First Telephone CompanyThe boomerang history of AT&T and the “Baby Bells” will make your head spin
Jan 22, 2023
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Jan 22, 2023
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Lessons from History
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America’s Great Research EraMassive research efforts were federally funded after World War II
Sep 23, 2022
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Sep 23, 2022
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Technology Hits
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This 150-Year-Old Technology is Still Used TodayFaxing may seem obsolete — but it remains important in business
Sep 12, 2022
Sep 12, 2022
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The Case of the Exploding SmartphoneHow Samsung survived one of tech history’s worst disasters
Aug 20, 2022
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Aug 20, 2022
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The Internet Zombie That Won’t DieAmerica Online is still alive — but in a very different form
Aug 5, 2022
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Aug 5, 2022
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What Happened to BlackBerry?No longer making phones, the beleaguered brand soldiers on
Jul 12, 2022
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5 Female Scientists Whose Discoveries Were Canceled by MenThroughout history, sexism has created the false narrative that male scientists are superior
Mar 17, 2022
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Mar 17, 2022
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The World’s Oldest Automated Machine Lives OnThe venerable vending machine dates back to 215 BC
Dec 19, 2021
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Dec 19, 2021
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The Motion Pictures That Brought Color to the WorldTwo classics dazzled audiences in the 1930s, opening the floodgate for color films
Feb 4, 2022
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Feb 4, 2022
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The Man Who Revolutionized Photography in an InstantWhen Edwin Land’s 3-year-old daughter asked why she couldn’t see a photo of herself right away, he developed the answer
Mar 10, 2022
Mar 10, 2022
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The Evolution of “Walk-Around Sound”The portable audio revolution that led to the smartphone dates back to the 1950s
Apr 14, 2022
Apr 14, 2022
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Why Did the World’s Second Largest Computer Company Fail?Founded in 1957, Digital Equipment Corporation was a juggernaut… until it crashed in the 1990s.
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How Did Minicomputers Ignite the “Massachusetts Miracle”?Over 40 years ago, Route 128 near Boston, Massachusetts rivaled Silicon Valley for high tech supremacy
Apr 20, 2022
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Apr 20, 2022
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How the PC Really Came to BeA 1973 workstation inspired a generation of personal computers
May 4, 2022
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How Microsoft Tried to Lock Out Web Browser CompetitorsFor 15 years, Internet Explorer dominated the market
Jun 22, 2022
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Jun 22, 2022
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How the PDA Paved the Way for SmartphonesThe Personal Digital Assistant was a visionary fad
May 30, 2022
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May 30, 2022
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How Did the Bar Code Infiltrate the World?A symbol that began as lines in the sand is now used everywhere
May 17, 2022
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May 17, 2022
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Is the ATM Still Relevant?The 55-year-old banking machine faces new challenges
Jun 14, 2022
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Jun 14, 2022
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