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Engineers & Enthusiasts

by Christopher J Garcia

Unaffiliated Researcher Christopher J Garcia looks at how computers changed the arts. Clips of interviews, performances, lectures and more combine with Chris telling the stories of the ways in which Computers became as instrumental to the Arts as the paintbrush, baton, camera, and chisel.

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Episodes

  1. Ken Knowlton, BEFLIX, and Bell Labs

    Episode Notes Ken Knowlton passed away at the age of 91 last week. He was one of the leading figures in the establishment of computer graphics and animation Auto-Generated Transcript EandE-Knowlton Wed, 8/3 2:04PM • 12:43 SUMMARY KEYWORDS bell labs, work, schwartz, computer graphics, computer,...

  2. The Samson Box

    Episode Notes Gareth Loy's Article on The Samson Box - https://muse.jhu.edu/article/522167/figure/fig01 More info on the box - https://www.musicainformatica.org/topics/samson-box.php Find out more at https://engineers--enthusiasts.pinecast.co

  3. Episode 4 - The Birth of CCRMA

    We begin a multi-part look at the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (pronounced Karma) by looking at it's birth within the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Lab (SAIL), the DC Power Lab (in the hills above Stanford), and the work of John Chowning and many others! You can support...

  4. Interview with David Em on SuperPaint!

    We talk to David Em, graphics pioneer and all-around awesome guy, about his time working with SuperPaint, the Paint system designed by Dick Shoup at Xerox PARC. You can support Engineers & Enthusiasts through our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/3MinModernist Find out more at...

  5. Episode 3 - Experimental Music Studio, Lajaren Hiller, and John Cage

    John Cage may be the most important Modernist in history, and Lajaren Hiller the most interesting Chemist. The two of them together truly changed the world of music! You can support Engineers & Enthusiasts through our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/3MinModernist Find out more at...

  6. Episode 2 - Bell Labs, Max Matthews and John Pierce

    Max Matthews and John Pierce are arguably the two most influential humans on the path of technical development of early Computer Music. You can support Engineers & Enthusiasts through our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/3MinModernist Find out more at https://engineers--enthusiasts.pinecast.co

  7. Episode - CSIRAC

    We begin our investigation into Computer Music with a look at CSIRAC and the compositions performed using the computer in Australia. You can support Engineers & Enthusiasts through Patreon - https://patreon.com/3MinModernist/ Find out more at https://engineers--enthusiasts.pinecast.co

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Unaffiliated Researcher Christopher J Garcia looks at how computers changed the arts. Clips of interviews, performances, lectures and more combine with Chris telling the stories of the ways in which Computers became as instrumental to the Arts as the paintbrush, baton, camera, and chisel.

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Unaffiliated Researcher Christopher J Garcia looks at how computers changed the arts. Clips of interviews, performances, lectures and more combine with Chris telling the stories of the ways in which Computers became as instrumental to the Arts as the paintbrush, baton, camera, and chisel.

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