Forgotten Disruptive Technology V

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 | 1:00pm-3:00pm

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This is an engaging program led by retired law professor and former law dean and MIT graduate, Henry H. Perritt, Jr.  Explore and discuss historically significant technologies that helped shape the modern world but are often overlooked today.  In this, the fifth session, we will focus on power: hand power, horsepower, waterpower, wind power, steam power and electrical power.  Innovations in generating and delivering power paved the way for the 20th century's advancements in product and labor markets and laid the groundwork for economic growth through the internet. Come join stimulating discussions that delve into the fascinating interplay of technology, history and progress.

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Hank Perritt: Retired law professor and law dean, author of 25 books and 100 law review articles on law and technology and other subjects. Former member of Telecommunications and Computer Science Board of the National Academic of Sciences. Extra-class radio amateur; commercial helicopter, private instrument airplane, and UAS pilot; patent lawyer.

Open to all.

Location:
The Center