Born in 1940, computer scientist Alan Curtis Kay is one of a handful of visionaries most responsible for the concepts which have propelled personal computing forward over the past thirty years.
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Dick Tracy’s Watch: The Most Indestructible Meme in Tech Journalism
The newspaper-comics cop got his smartwatch in 1946. We’re still waiting for ours.
A Rare Glimpse of a Master Presenter at Work
In 1970, Polaroid’s Edwin Land talks about the future of photography.
What Computer Graphics Looked Like in the Late 1950s
In the 1950s, the Air Force’s billion-dollar computer system got borrowed for a pin-up drawing.
Today in TIME Tech History: Thinking Machine (1949), Flight Simulator (1955), the Super BlackBerry eLink (2000) and More
Let’s hop in the TIME Wayback Machine to see which notable tech-related stories were published on January 24 between 1923 and today.
Today in TIME Tech History: The Television Apparatus (1928), the U.S. Technocratic Party (1933), the Thinking Machine (1950) and More
Let’s hop in the TIME Wayback Machine to see which notable tech-related stories were published on January 23 between 1923 and today.
‘Atari’ Is in Trouble Again
On the occasion of the video game legend’s bankruptcy, a recap of its many lives.
Today in TIME Tech History: Warm-Blooded Robot (1945), $500 Cloud Computer (1996), Apple’s PowerBook G4 (2001) and More
Let’s hop in the TIME Wayback Machine to see which notable tech-related stories were published on January 22 between 1923 and today.
Today in TIME Tech History: Revolving Doormat (1935), Stratospheric Balloon Ride (1946), ‘Videodisc’ Players (1980) and More
Let’s hop in the TIME Wayback Machine to see which notable tech-related stories were published on January 21 between 1923 and today.
The Tragic, World-Changing Loss of the Great American Arcade
The nearly-defunct institution known as the game arcade was about far more than games.
My Kennedy Polaroids: Instant History
When John F. Kennedy campaigned in Oregon in 1960, a Polaroid photographer was there.
TIME’s Machine of the Year, 30 Years Later
We’ve reissued our famous 1982 issue in tablet form — and it’s a fascinating read.