Mark Pesce - 1968: When The Word Began

50 years later, both creators and keepers of the flame for the ‘Mother of All Demos’ reflect on how 1968 changed the world - for all of us.

9 December 1968, modern computing begins with a ‘Big Bang’ — visionary Douglas Engelbart’s demo of a system designed to make everyone smarter.

The Einstein of interactivity, Ivan Sutherland conceived of ‘drawing’ onto a computer screen - going on to create the ‘ultimate display

In ‘Cybernetic Serendipity’, the first exhibition of computer art, curator Jasia Reichardt presented a world where computers create with us

50 years later, both creators and keepers of the flame for the ‘Mother of All Demos’ reflect on how 1968 changed the world - for all of us.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

9 December 1968, modern computing begins with a ‘Big Bang’ — visionary Douglas Engelbart’s demo of a system designed to make everyone smarter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Einstein of interactivity, Ivan Sutherland conceived of ‘drawing’ onto a computer screen - going on to create the ‘ultimate displaySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In ‘Cybernetic Serendipity’, the first exhibition of computer art, curator Jasia Reichardt presented a world where computers create with usSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.