1: History: Dawn of Electronic Computing
We look at how computing, networks, and information evolved in the 1940's and 1950's.
Slides
Videos
- Welcome to the Class
- High Stakes Research in Computing and Communication
- IEEE: Alan Turing at Bletchley Park
- The 'First' Electronic Computers Around the World
- IEEE: Monash Museum of Computing History
- Post-War Computing and Communication
- Early Academic Networking Research
- IEEE: Len Kleinrock: The First Two Packets on the Internet
References
- Paper: IEEE - Alan Turing at Bletchley Park
- Paper: IEEE - Monash Museum of Computing History
- Paper: IEEE - Len Kleinrock: The First Two Packets on the Internet
- Bonus: Office Hours - Manila, Philippines
- Bonus: Office Hours - Portland, Oregon, USA
- Bonus: Class Reunion at Bletchley Park
- Bonus: Barcelona IHTS Coursera Office Hours
Discussions
- Introduce Yourself (Login Required)
Tools
- Quiz: Early History (Login Required)