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May 3, 2022 68 mins

“The Wild West of Computing” Live! An Oral History Podcast Performance from Cut Pathways Created by the Carnegie Mellon University Oral History Program in the University Libraries

This episode is a live recording of an event held on April 7. Hosts Katherine Barbera and David Bernabo take you on a 68-minute journey through the fascinating history of computer science at Carnegie Mellon. Hear voices like Raj Reddy, Jesse Quatse, and Sherri Nichols, and stories about the DARPA grant that started it all, the Coke machine that inspired the Internet of Things, and more. Guest appearances by historian Andrew Meade McGee and curator Sam Lemley, who presents early computing machines. Live electronic music by How Things Are Made and real-time story illustrations (sorry you can't see these on the podcast) by multidisciplinary artist and designer Maggie Lynn Negrete.  This episode also features newer oral history interviews that were conducted after Cut Pathways, Season 2 was released.

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