{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"GMoLS7E38 Early Computing with Donald Clark","description":" From Babbage to Turing: the roots of AI.&amp;nbsp; In this first episode of Season 7, Donald Clark and John Helmer trace the roots of modern computing and AI through six foundational figures\u2014Babbage, Lovelace, Hollerith, Bush, Newman &amp;amp; Flowers, and Turing. Exploring their machines, insights, and visionary ideas, they uncover surprising links between early data technologies and the digital learning landscape of today. Expect Steampunk vibes, deep dives, and a speculative look at how history shaped learning innovation.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;  00:01:54 - Intro 00:02:58 - Donald &amp;amp; John catch up - Donald\u2019s new tattoo 00:05:42 - Introducing Roots of AI: Early Computing 00:13:41 - Charles Babbage (1791-1871) 00:24:14 - Ada Lovelace (1815-1852) 00:36:31 - Herman Hollerith (1860-1929) 00:50:43 - Vannevar Bush (1890 - 1974) 01:02:50 - Maxwell Newman (1897-1984) &amp;amp; Thomas Flowers (1905-1988) 01:10:25 - Alan Turing (1912-1954) 01:28:20 - Summing up  Great Minds on Learning comes from the Learning Hack team and is produced by John Helmer. The podcast is based on a series of blog posts written by Donald Clark, who kindly collaborates on this project.  LinkedIn: linkedin.com\/in\/johnhelmer X: @johnhelmer Bluesky: @johnhelmer.bsky.social Website: learninghackpodcast.com  &amp;nbsp;   The Blog that started it all:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/donaldclarkplanb.blogspot.com\/2021\/09\/these-were-written-as-quick-readable.html   Contact Donald    X: @DonaldClark   Blog:&amp;nbsp;http:\/\/donaldclarkplanb.blogspot.com\/  ","author_name":"Great Minds on Learning","author_url":"https:\/\/learninghackpodcast.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/36440960\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/36440960"}