[SIGCIS-Members] C. Gordon Bell obit.

[Peter Eckstein]

Gwendolyn “Gwen” Bell, Gordon’s wife at the time, was a co-founder of the Museum and its first director when it was housed in Boston. Ken Olsen was also a major supporter of this and other computer history projects, notably including a series of books published by the Digital Press, including Stern’s invaluable  history, From ENIAC to Univac. Despite its huge size, Whirlwind was acquired for the personal use of one of the engineers who worked on it. I do not recall whether it was dismantled and parts salvaged afterwards. 

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From: Johannah Rodgers via Members
Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2024 11:42 AM
To: Ceruzzi, Paul
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Subject: Re: [SIGCIS-Members] C. Gordon Bell obit.

Thanks, Paul, for letting us know about Gordon's death, which definitely marks the end of one and/or many eras in computing in the U.S.  I believe his wife was also involved in founding the computer museum but I have not been able to find much net based info on her.  She was also a fulbright scholar in Australia when she and Gordon met.

All best, 

Johannah

On Thu, May 23, 2024 at 11:21 AM Ceruzzi, Paul via Members <members at lists.sigcis.org> wrote:
Among other accomplishments, Gordon was an early supporter of the Computer History Museum, which started at a DEC building, and began with pieces of the Whirlwind computer rescued from scrap (correct me if this is wrong).

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/21/technology/c-gordon-bell-dead.html
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