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Description:
The Franklin Institute offers an electronic presentation of its Case Files, a repository that exists as the documentary record of the Institute's science and technology Awards program. The University of Pennsylvania's Department of History and Sociology of Science hosted a Symposium to discuss the historical, scientific, and educational merit of the Case Files, which date from the 1820s, as a modern day resource for undergraduate, graduate, and professional scholars, as well as K-12 students. The focus of the presentation was on the early history of the computing industry, featuring key individuals including Hollerith, Burroughs, Eckert, Mauchly, Bardeen, Brittain, and Shannon. Speaker(s):
Karen Elinich, director, Educational Technology, The Franklin Institute
Nathan Ensmenger, Ph.D., assistant professor, History & Sociology of Science, University of Pennsylvania
Carol Parssinen, Ph.D., senior vice-president, The Franklin Institute
Natasha Fedder, Case Files researcher, University of Pennsylvania
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