I am working on a new spring course to explore the interplay between science fiction and computing technologies. In broad brushstrokes, the inspiration for this was born from the realization that many technologies that we use today were may have come directly or indirectly from sci-fi movies, novels, and short stories. Since I am a computer […]

This blog is written by Prof. L. Felipe Perrone, the current Robert L. Rooke Chair in the Historical and Societal Context of Engineering. In the course of the next five years, I will use this site to post my thoughts and discoveries on the past, the present, and the future of computing technologies. My aim is […]