Mitchell McKenna - tagged with history http://mitchmckenna.com/feed en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss LifePress mitchellmckenna@gmail.com The treadmill's dark and twisted past http://mitchmckenna.com/post/15783/the-treadmills-dark-and-twisted-past-conor-heffernan

Always interesting to hear where inventions originated from.

The constant thud underneath your feet. The constrained space. The monotony of going nowhere fast. Running on a treadmill can certainly feel like torture, but did you know it was originally used for that very purpose? Conor Heffernan details the dark and twisted history of the treadmill. View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-treadmill-s-dark-and-twisted-past-conor-heffernan

]]> Tue, 22 Sep 2015 10:59:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/15783/the-treadmills-dark-and-twisted-past-conor-heffernan/the-treadmills-dark-and-twisted-past-conor-heffernan History of English - Animated Short http://mitchmckenna.com/post/10584/history-of-english-combined

A very informative and funny animated short, History of the English Language in Ten Animated Minutes, made by Open Culture. Great intro to the subject of how the English language continues to evolve and "borrow" words from other languages. This is a combination of all 10 parts of the series into one video.

]]> Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:16:00 -0500 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/10584/history-of-english-combined/history-of-english-combined Introducing Timeline -- a New Kind of Profile http://mitchmckenna.com/post/10143/introducing-timeline-a-new-kind-of-profile

Timeline is your collection of all the top photos, posts and apps that help tell your story. Learn more at http://www.facebook.com/about/timeline.

]]> Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:46:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/10143/introducing-timeline-a-new-kind-of-profile/introducing-timeline-a-new-kind-of-profile IBM Centennial Film: Wild Ducks - Celebrating 100 years of Visionary Clients http://mitchmckenna.com/post/9728/ibm-centennial-film-wild-ducks-celebrating-100-years-of-visionary-clients

Former IBM chairman Thomas Watson, Jr. knew how important it was to work with people who question the way things are and challenge the status quo. In fact, he even had a name for them. "Wild Ducks" is a film about four IBM clients whose questioning minds and unconventional ideas are transforming our world. See and hear their inspirational stories. For more information, please visit www.ibm100.com (http://www.ibm.com/ibm100/us/en/)

]]> Sun, 19 Jun 2011 01:05:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/9728/ibm-centennial-film-wild-ducks-celebrating-100-years-of-visionary-clients/ibm-centennial-film-wild-ducks-celebrating-100-years-of-visionary-clients IBM 100 Year Anniversary - A Century of Achievements That Changed the World http://mitchmckenna.com/post/8970/ibm-centennial-film-100-x-100-a-century-of-achievements-that-have-changed-the-world

IBM, we've all heard the name, we know they are a massive computer company, many of us grew up with an IBM computer in our household, but how have they been around so long? Innovation. The following film features 100 people, who each present the IBM achievement recorded in the year they were born. It offering a whirlwind history of the company. Makes me proud to have worked at IBM. Check out the other great IBM Centennial Film: They Were There as well.

]]> Sat, 22 Jan 2011 15:14:00 -0500 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/8970/ibm-centennial-film-100-x-100-a-century-of-achievements-that-have-changed-the-world/ibm-centennial-film-100-x-100-a-century-of-achievements-that-have-changed-the-world The History of Nikola Tesla http://mitchmckenna.com/post/7847/the-history-of-nikola-tesla-a-short-story

Subtitle: Thomas Edison was an Asshole.

This video was created for the 154th anniversary of Nikola Tesla by Jeremiah Warren. It was written, voiced, animated, drawn, and completed in under 36 hours.

Check out the Drunk History version afterwards.

]]> Sun, 18 Jul 2010 04:04:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/7847/the-history-of-nikola-tesla-a-short-story/the-history-of-nikola-tesla-a-short-story Anatomy of Apple Design http://mitchmckenna.com/post/6585/anatomy-of-apple-design

Transparent House used its visualization capabilities to create a tribute to a company they greatly admire on the occasion of the iPad release. The idea was to show a glimpse into the history of this product giant by modeling some of the innovative products they've developed in their 3+ decade history.

]]> Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:29:00 -0500 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/6585/anatomy-of-apple-design/anatomy-of-apple-design How Twitter in the Classroom is Boosting Student Engagement http://mitchmckenna.com/post/6501/the-twitter-experiment-ut-dallas

Professors who wish to engage students during large lectures face an uphill battle. Not only is it a logistical impossibility for 200+ students to actively participate in a 90 minute lecture, but the downward sloping cone-shape of a lecture hall induces a one-to-many conversation. In the following documentary short, Dr. Rankin, professor of History at UT Dallas, wanted to know how to reach more students and involve more people in class discussions both in and out of the classroom. She had heard of Twitter...

]]> Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:35:00 -0500 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/6501/the-twitter-experiment-ut-dallas/the-twitter-experiment-ut-dallas Beatles in the year 3000 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/6070/beatles-3000

A thousand years after the Beatles changed the course of music forever, historians look back at some of the incredible accomplishments of John, Paul, Greg, and Scottie Pippen.

]]> Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:53:00 -0500 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/6070/beatles-3000/beatles-3000 Trillions http://mitchmckenna.com/post/4980/trillions

This is a short film created to put some perspective on the invisible but fast approaching challenges and opportunities in the pervasive computing age.

]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:12:00 -0500 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/4980/trillions/trillions Visual Effects: 100 Years of Inspiration http://mitchmckenna.com/post/4125/visual-effects-100-years-of-inspiration

A "5th-grader-friendly" collection of clips and making-of footage from notable visual effects films of the past century. Originally intended for educational use as an introduction to a classroom lecture. The music track is "Rods and Cones" from the album "Audio" by Blue Man Group.

1900 - The Enchanted Drawing 1903 - The Great Train Robbery 1923 - The Ten Commandments (Silent) 1927 - Sunrise 1933 - King Kong 1939 - The Wizard of Oz 1940 - The Thief of Bagdad 1954 - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 1956 - Forbidden Planet 1963 - Jason and the Argonauts 1964 - Mary Poppins 1977 - Star Wars 1982 - Tron 1985 - Back to the Future 1988 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit 1989 - The Abyss 1991 - Terminator 2: Judgement Day 1992 - The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles 1993 - Jurassic Park 2004 - Spider-Man 2 2005 - King Kong 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 2007 - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 2007 - The Golden Compass 2008 - The Spiderwick Chronicles 2008 - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

]]> Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:42:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/4125/visual-effects-100-years-of-inspiration/visual-effects-100-years-of-inspiration History of the Internet http://mitchmckenna.com/post/1074/history-of-the-internet "History of the internet" is an animated documentary explaining the inventions from time-sharing to filesharing, from Arpanet to Internet. The history is told using the PICOL icons on picol.org , which are available for download soon. On blog.picol.org you can get news about this project. You can also watch the video on http://vimeo.com/2696386 Voice-over by Steve Taylor http://voice-pool.com Credits for… ]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:34:00 -0500 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/1074/history-of-the-internet/history-of-the-internet