by Luminary

Part 1: 1940s-1970s https://luminary.fm/episode/mitch-waldrop-on-the-dream-machine-part-1-1940s-to-1970s/ (2021-08-02)

This first episode touches on Mitch’s journey writing The Dream Machine and the period from the 1940s through the 1970s, which includes: The philosophy underlying hardware and software, the work of intellectual contributors such as Vannevar Bush, Von Nuemann (“Von Neumann”의 오타일 것으로 생각함), and Claude Shannon; interactive computing, the Arpanet, World war II as a catalyst for computing, timesharing, JCR Licklider’s intergalactic network, Arpa’s woodstock moment, and the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, also known as PARC.

Part 2: 1980s-present https://luminary.fm/episode/mitch-waldrop-on-the-dream-machine-part-2-1980s-to-present/ (2021-08-16)

This second installment of our three-part series with Mitch Waldrop continues from where we left off in episode 1. We launch back into the 70s and make our way through the 80s, 90s, and up to present time. Mitch also offers some thoughts on the future and shares a bit about his recent work.

Part 3: JCR Licklider, Xerox PARC and TCP/IP https://luminary.fm/episode/mitch-waldrop-on-the-dream-machine-part-3-jcr-licklider-xerox-parc-and-tcp-ip/ (2021-08-30)

Our third and final episode with Mitch includes the story behind the intellectual forefather of the internet and interactive computing, JCR Licklider. This was the first recording we did with Mitch which covers a sprawling and wide range of topics, including: JCR Licklider’s role in the research and engineering of personal computing, Xerox PARC and the personal computing revolution, contributions from Alan Turing and Norbert Wiener, adoption of TCP/IP, and the nature of software and computing.