The revolutions in invention that support the technology we take for granted in our lives today are at the nexus of human vision for what might be and the reality of what’s possible at that juncture in time. How did the technology in our hands today come into being? This course will chronicle the characters involved in the development of the technologies that have formed our modern age. Who were they? How do they invent, instigate, and collaborate to build the capabilities we enjoy in our computers, cell phones, iPads, and almost every appliance we touch and use today?
