About CBI
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We fulfill this mission through synergistic programs of curating and continuously expanding the leading global archives on computing and society, and running an interdisciplinary history research center. CBI hosts major conferences/symposia and smaller workshops, engages in sponsored research, publishes scholarly books and articles, conducts oral histories, provides editorial leadership, manages fellowship and grant programs, has public history programming, and contributes to education on campus and beyond.
Over the years Minnesota has been fortunate to be the home of many of the pioneering companies and individuals in the work of Computing and Informatics within IT. This connection has lead to relationships that have brought many unique and rare collections to the Institute and the University of Minnesota.
In the fall of 2019, History, Science and Technology and Medicine and CBI historians collaborated on the Twin Cities Public Television documentary, "Solid State: Minnesota's High-Tech History". The documentary showcases Minnesota's role in the second half of the 20th century as the global epicenter of computing and as birthplace of the supercomputer, as well as being home to Univac, Control Data, IBM Rochester, and Honeywell.