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 American Computer & Robotics Museum - Bozeman, MT Posted by:  T0SHEA
N 45° 39.558 W 111° 03.308
12T E 495704 N 5056195
Opened in May of 1990 in Bozeman, this is the world's oldest continually operating museum dedicated to the History of the Computer, the Information Age, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & Social Networking.
Waymark Code: WMWXWZ
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 10/27/2017
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Dealing with every aspect of computer science, information technology and related disciplines, the museum houses displays of essentially everything imaginable which relates to these aspects of science and technology. Here, one will find the machines and inventions which enabled mankind's social and economic advancement through the ages, from the abacus to the printing press, telegraph, telephone and typewriter, to the calculator, the computer and the internet. More displays deal with the related fields of robotics, communications, entertainment, recreation - essentially every avenue of life today in which these technologies play a part.
The museum is a nonprofit organization, free to enter, though donations are always greatly appreciated.
Bozeman, Montana - American Computer Museum
A wide range of history and information relating to computers, with a free guided tour on request. Also a signed volume by Ada Lovelace, original Gutenberg press printings, telegraphs from President Lincoln, an original Apple I donated by Steve Wozniak, and more!
From Roadside America
Winner of a 2014 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence and rated within the top 5 attractions in Bozeman by TripAdvisor, the American Computer Museum is designed and built for both Techies and Non-Techies alike. Opened in May of 1990 in Bozeman, it is the world's oldest continually operating nonprofit museum dedicated to the History of the Information Age, Robotics/Artificial Intelligence & Social Networking. "Inch for inch, the best museum in the world." - Edward O. Wilson, Professor Emeritus - Harvard. "An eye-opener for nine-year-olds to ninety-nine-year-olds, and you'll find your conversations going back to it again and again." - Montana Magazine. As seen on TripAdvisor and in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, LA Times, Billings Gazette, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, ABC News, Vancouver Courier, New Yorker Magazine, USA Today, C-Span, ABC News, Distinctly Montana, and many other media outlets...
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Theme:
The history of computer science and related sciences and technologies
Street Address:
2023 Stadium Drive
Bozeman, MT
59715
Food Court: no
Hours of Operation:
Summer - 10 to 4
Winter - 12 to 4
The museum is (reputedly) open
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday
Closed on Mondays
It was closed the day we passed by - Maybe that was a Monday!
Cost: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
Museum Size: Small
Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]
Gift Shop: Not Listed
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