At the Heart of the Work: Plaque Unveiling in Recognition of the First CMU Computer
Channel: Carnegie Mellon University Libraries
Date: 2019-04-16

In August 1956, CMU’s first electronic digital computer, an IBM 650 mainframe, was delivered to the basement of the then Graduate School of Industrial Administration (GSIA). In recognition of the computer’s seminal role in society and on campus, the Libraries held an event on April 12, 2019 in the Posner Center to unveil a commemorative plaque to be placed at the original site of the IBM 650.

Featuring remarks from:
Andrew Meade McGee, Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) Fellow, University Libraries
Keith Webster, Dean of University Libraries and Director Emerging and Integrative Media Initiatives
Farnam Jahanian, President and Henry L. Hillman Chair
Jim Morris, Emeritus Professor of Computer Science and former dean of the School of Computer Science
Lenore Blum, Distinguished Career Professor of Computer Science