Mountain View in Santa Clara County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Computer History Museum

IEEE Special Citation in Electrical Engineering and Computing

— 1979 —

Computer History Museum Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Michael Herrick, April 26, 2017

1. Computer History Museum Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

The Computer History Museum's mission is to preserve and present for posterity the artifacts and stories of the Information Age. The museum houses the collection of computers and related software, and visual media. Public exhibits celebrate the history of computing, aided by a speaker series, education activities, historical restorations, and programs.

Erected 2015 by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the IEEE Milestones in Electrical Engineering and Computing series list.

Location. 37° 24.889′ N, 122° 4.658′ W. Marker is in Mountain View, California, in Santa Clara County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Shoreline Boulevard and La Avenida Street, on the right when traveling north. Located at the Computer History Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1401 N Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View CA 94043, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 9 other markers are within walking distance of this

Photographed By Michael Herrick, April 26, 2017

2. Computer History Museum Marker

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marker. The Floating Gate EEPROM (here, next to this marker); Moore’s Law (here, next to this marker); Shakey: The World's First Mobile Intelligent Robot (here, next to this marker); Birthplace of Silicon Valley (here, next to this marker); SPICE (here, next to this marker); DIALOG Online Search System (here, next to this marker); Online Systems and Personal Computing (here, next to this marker); First RISC Microprocessor (here, next to this marker); SPARC RISC Architecture (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mountain View.

Also see . . . Computer History Museum. (Submitted on April 29, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Photographed By Craig Baker, September 23, 2021

3. Computer History Museum Marker

There are now ten IEEE Markers at this location.

Computer History Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Michael Herrick, April 26, 2017

4. Computer History Museum

Photographed By Craig Baker, September 20, 2021

5. Computer History Museum

Credits. This page was last revised on October 1, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2017. This page has been viewed 260 times since then and 15 times this year. Last updated on August 8, 2020, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 29, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. 3. submitted on September 27, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 4. submitted on April 29, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. 5. submitted on September 27, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.