[Mitworld] Archives and History, Agarwal on the Future of Computing

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MIT World Newsletter

Volume 8, Number 41 |  June 3, 2009

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Archives and History
April 24, 2009

Archivists, librarians, and historians reflect the anxiety and exhilaration of a digital age that is 
constantly transforming their disciplines.

http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/674

Moderator:
Peter Walsh
Webmaster, Andover Newton Theological School

Event Host:
MIT Communications Forum

"Persistence in the digital world does not happen by luck but through intentional action and 
explicit investment. The odds that bits will survive in a shoe box in the attic are pretty small."
-Ann J. Wolpert

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The Future of Computing
April 28, 2009

Wielding numerous analogies in this Principles of Engineering Practice lecture, Anant Agarwal makes 
the case that the next generation of computers, not to mention much of the technology in everyday 
life, will be built with smaller, simpler parts “combined in a clever way."

http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/671

Speaker:
Anant Agarwal
Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Associate Director, CSAIL, MIT


Event Host:
Materials Processing Center

"There’s a movement in engineering where simple things are put together to make a powerful 
big thing. Look for things like that in life; it’s a good engineering principle."
-Anant Agarwal

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In The Pipeline:

Energy Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Today's Challenges, Tomorrow's Opportunities 

Presented By:
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Moderator:
William Aulet
Senior Lecturer
MIT Sloan School of Management

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