Modern Marvels - The Creation of the Computer (History Channel)
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Actor: Modern MarvelsDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 50 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-12-27
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: A&E Home Video
Movie Reviews of Modern Marvels - The Creation of the Computer (History Channel)
Movie Review: good history of comptuers, but dated info
Summary: 4 Stars
I used this video for many years in my introductory computer class at the high school level. The history of computers portrayed is interesting, and I like that the development of the technology is put into a social perspective. I ask my students to identify key social/cultural developments that led to the development or advancement of the computer, and this video shows many: counting the census, artillery firing tables for war, breaking the Enigma Machine in WWII, the Space Race, election predictions, and more. However, the non-history parts were getting dated. The newer compilation from the History Channel called "Computers" includes some of the same history footage, but substantially condensed, as well as more about future computer developments. This version has better history if that is your primary interest.
Summary of Modern Marvels - The Creation of the Computer (History Channel)
The machines at the center of the information age have revolutionized our lives and digitalized our world, making previously unthinkable tasks automatic and linking people from around the planet. MODERN MARVELS? presents a fascinating exploration into the history of the computer. See Charles Babbage's Victorian "counting machine," a mechanical computer that produced perfect results for any mathematical problem of six figures or less, and discover how IBM was launched through a punch-card counting machine built to accelerate the 1890 census. Trace the technological advancements that led to the first modern computers and witness the rapid progress that allowed them to shrink from room-sized monsters to the desktop units that revolutionized life in the '90s. THE CREATION OF THE COMPUTER journeys into the fast-paced world of technology and innovation to expose the phenomenal history of the most influential invention of modern times. DVD Features: Interactive Menus; Scene SelectionDocumentary DVD Video
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