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<h1
id="olli-course-50139-minnesota-computer-history-at-the-u-of-m-charles-babbage-institute">OLLI
Course 50139: Minnesota Computer History at the U of M Charles Babbage
Institute</h1>
<p><br><strong>Course Leaders</strong>: Tom Naps (thomas.naps@gmail.com)
and Amanda Wick <br><strong>Course Assistant</strong>: John Renwick
<br><strong>Time and Place</strong>: Two class sessions: 10:00 AM -
11:30 AM, October 29 and November 5, Elmer L. Andersen Library, Room
120, 21st Avenue South Minneapolis.
<p><strong>Description</strong>: The people and organizations behind the
development of computers provide a history that is long and rich. In the
mid-20th century, companies in Minnesota were at the epicenter of the
computer industry. What was behind the success of those companies? What
led to their decline? In the first session, Tom will lead an
account/discussion of some of the stories behind this period. In the
second session, Amanda will provide a tour of the CBI archives and
invite participants to engage with the archives to learn more about
Control Data Corporation.</p>
<p><strong>Course Resources</strong> – Let
<a href="mailto:thomas.naps@gmail.com">Tom</a> know if there are
resources you would recommend as additions to this list.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="week1-reveal.html">Slides for Week 1</a></li>
<li>Books and articles you might like to explore for more depth about
the history of computing
<ul>
<li>Minnesota specific books
<ul>
<li><a
href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/223914576-the-seymour-cray-era-of-supercomputers"><em>The
Seymour Cray Era of Supercomputers: From Fast Machines to Fast
Codes</em> by Boelie Elzen, Donald MacKenzie</a></li>
<li><a
href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/116196.The_Supermen"><em>The
Supermen: The Story of Seymour Cray and the Technical Wizards Behind the
Supercomputer</em> by Charles J. Murray</a></li>
<li><a
href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22462288-generation-of-wealth"><em>Generation
of Wealth: The rise of Control Data and how it inspired an era of
innovation and investment in the Upper Midwest</em> by Donald M.
Hall</a></li>
<li><a
href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/490083.A_Few_Good_Men_from_Univac"><em>A
Few Good Men From Univac</em> by David E. Lundstrom and William
Aspray</a></li>
<li><a
href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17802042-digital-state"><em>Digital
State: The Story of Minnesota’s Computing Industry</em> by Thomas J.
Misa</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>More general books
<ul>
<li><a
href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15937797-computer"><em>Computer:
A History of the Information Machine</em> by Martin Campbell-Kelly,
William Aspray, Nathan Ensmenger, Jeffrey R. Yost (current director of
CBI)</a></li>
<li><a
href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7090.The_Soul_of_a_New_Machine"><em>The
Soul of a New Machine</em> by Tracy Kidder</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>Article-length materials
<ul>
<li><a href="AdaLovelaceFirstTechVisionary.pdf"><em>Ada Lovelace, the
First Tech Visionary</em> by Betsy Morais in <em>The New Yorker</em>,
October 15 2013</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/c8U07WsyLbw?si=gBnFjeaK8m27DC9l"><em>Solid
State: Minnesota’s High-Tech History</em> a TPT documentary from the
<em>Minnesota Experience</em> series</a></li>
<li>The <a href="https://cse.umn.edu/cbi/cbi-oral-histories">Oral
History Collection at CBI</a> has quite a few that focus on people
involved in Minnesota computing during this period
<ul>
<li><a
href="https://conservancy.umn.edu/items/a4d161da-7e99-454c-862e-6247ec32ffd9">John
L. Hill</a>. An electronics engineer at Engineering Research Associates
(ERA), one of the pioneering firms that established Minnesota as a
global center for computer development in the mid-20th century.</li>
<li><a
href="https://conservancy.umn.edu/items/b9a398ed-ebfb-421a-bad9-fb2715007174">William
C. Norris</a>.Founder and longtime CEO of Control Data Corporation
(CDC), central to supercomputers and the expansion of Minnesota’s
computer industry.</li>
<li><a
href="https://conservancy.umn.edu/items/b326b0dc-aa98-46f1-bc96-c195e8404ffe">Reminiscences
of computer architecture and computer design at Control Data
Corporation</a>. Organized discussion moderated by Neil R. Lincoln with
eighteen Control Data Corporation (CDC) engineers.</li>
<li><a href="https://cse.umn.edu/cbi/cbi-oral-histories">Univac
Conference</a>. The meeting involved over twenty-five engineers,
programmers, marketing representatives, and salesmen who were involved
with the UNIVAC.</li>
<li><a
href="https://conservancy.umn.edu/items/4378231f-0241-4a27-8da2-9be3240e8389">Arnold
Cohen - first interview 1983</a>. Engineer at Engineering Research
Associates (ERA)</li>
<li><a
href="https://conservancy.umn.edu/items/ad157ec3-7de5-4086-9b37-4058e0dfcbeb">Arnold
Cohen - second interview 1987</a>.</li>
<li><a
href="https://conservancy.umn.edu/items/288c12fe-eacf-44b4-b88a-e64dc24244b7">Vipin
Kumar</a>. Regents Professor and William C. Norris Chair of Computer
Science at UMN</li>
<li><a
href="https://conservancy.umn.edu/items/56c40441-51ab-4f43-a99f-d2306ef644b7">John
Parker</a>. Co-founder and first president of Engineering Research
Associates (ERA). Later instrumental in the formation of
Remington-Rand.</li>
<li><a
href="https://conservancy.umn.edu/items/e798a969-6418-4c1c-9f10-33bc536ffb30">Erwin
Tomash</a>. Originally with Engineering Research Associates, left to
found the Dataproducts Corporation.</li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="HillStory-reveal.html">Bonita Hill’s story of her father
from her family history album</a></li>
</ul>
<hr>
<h2 id="accommodations">Accommodations</h2>
<p>OLLI is committed to making our courses accessible for members, and
we expect our course leaders to help us make that happen. OLLI
recommends that Course leaders teaching in classrooms wear voice
amplifiers, and we set up our Zoom courses so that live captioning is an
option. The OLLI office may contact you to make additional
accommodations on a case by case basis. If you require additional
accommodations, please contact <a href="OLLI@umn.edu">OLLI@umn.edu</a>
and we will do our best to support your needs.</p>
<h2 id="disability-statement">Disability statement</h2>
<p>The University of Minnesota is committed to providing equitable
access to learning opportunities for all students. If you have, or think
you have, a disability in any area such as, mental health, attention,
learning, chronic health, sensory, or physical, please contact the DRC
office on your campus (UM Twin Cities - 612.626.1333) to arrange a
confidential discussion regarding equitable access and reasonable
accommodations. Additional information is available on the DRC website:
<a href="https://disability.umn.edu/">https://disability.umn.edu</a> or
email <a href="drc@umn.edu">drc@umn.edu</a>.</p>
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