This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the CTA (Consumer Technology Association), which started out as the RMA (Radio Manufacturers Association). This is the fifth in a series of ...

In the 1980s and 90s, the personal computer revolutionized workplace productivity — but it also led to a sharp increase of office work-related pain. Poor posture, muscle strain, backache, eye strain, ...

In 1979, two M.I.T. computer-science alumni and a Harvard Business School graduate launched a new piece of computer software for the Apple II machine, an early home computer. Called VisiCalc, short ...

Welcome to the final article in our three-part series on the history of the Internet. If you haven’t already, catch up with part one and part two. As a refresher, here’s the story so far: The ARPANET ...

In his new book “The Comedy of Computation,” MIT literature professor Benjamin Mangrum explores how we deal with our doubts and fears about computing through humor. Cambridge, MA – The first time ...

A little under 40 years ago today, Bob Canobbio and Logan Hobson lugged a mammoth early version of a personal computer to Reno, Nevada and set themselves up ringside in the Lawlor Events Center for ...