X-Message-Number: 4943 Date: Thu, 5 Oct 1995 16::20 -0800 From: (Carol Shaw) Subject: Babbage's Difference Engine Video at Alcor North Meeting Forwarded from Keith Henson: ------------ While we were in London on vacation this past summer, we went by the British Science Museum and saw the recently constructed Babbage's Difference Engine #2. Since we had a video camera with us, Arel suggested that we try to get the curator to crank it for us. Arel found the guy's name--Rod Smith, and the next day we managed to get in contact with him. After using a little pull (mentioning knowing Drexler and saying I would show him the video) he actually *was* willing to crank it for us. We got over there in the early afternoon, met him, and went up to the room. I have about 15 minutes of tape of wheels rotating and bobbing up and down. I don't actually believe I have the first tape of it, but Rod knew of no others which have been made. Anyway, the tape will be shown about 7 pm at the Alcor meeting to be held this Sunday, Oct. 8 at Ralph Merkle's house. These events are potluck dinners starting at approximately 6 pm, so if you want to come for dinner, bring something to eat or drink. The tape is a natural lead in to nanotechnology, and in the context of a cryonics meeting, you just *know* where the discussion will lead to from there. If you can't make it, I am likely to show it at the next Pensfa meeting to be held at my place. ------------ Complete schedule: Sunday, Oct. 8 12:00 noon Bay Area Perfusion Center planning meeting and potluck lunch 4:00 PM Alcor Northern California business meeting Approx. 6:00 PM Potluck supper and socializing 7:00 PM Babbage's Difference Engine videotape Location: 1134 Pimento Ave. Sunnyvale, CA 94087 408-730-5224 Carol Shaw http://www.portal.com/~carols/carolshomepage.html Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=4943