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History - Genesis of wearable computers

Donald Knuth
Donald Knuth is arguably the greatest computer scientist alive. This biography offers you a chance to get to know his genius a bit better.

The History of Computing
IEEE Computer Society, an authority in its own right, has compiled this annotated historical overview of the development of computers.

The History of Recording Industry
From audio tapes to walkman to digital revolution, this excellent article offers a plethora of resources on the recording industry in general.

The History of Television
Television is Sine Qua Non of Wearable Computing -- and this article introduces the history of the invention of the most powerful box on the planet.

Manfred Clynes
Dr. Clynes, the person who coined the word "cyborg".

Jaron Lanier
Jaron Lanier is known as the father of virtual reality.

Origins of Linux
When Linus Torvalds, then a 2nd year computer science student, shyly asked for some advice on a toy operating system he was playing with of thousands of hackers reading newsgroups, no one could predict to what revolution that act would lead. This is a brief account of genesis of Linux.

Origins of Unix
For the long time regarded as the only choice in academic, military and smart business solutions, unix and more specifically linux, has becoming widely accepted by thousands of computer enthusiasts throughout the world. This page features a brief article on beginnings of unix.

Richard Stallman
Richard Stallman is the founder of the Open Source movement and creator of Emacs. This page features the historical account of what is regarded as one of the most important ideas in the philosophy of computer science ever.

WearComp and WearCam
An historical account of the `WearComp' and `WearCam' inventions developed for applications in `Personal Imaging'



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