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Walter Isaacson is set to speak during the Sunday Business Program; and Arthur C. Brooks will deliver a speech during the Tuesday Business Program.

Author Walter Isaacson’s new book is “The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution.” Here is an excerpt about computing pioneer Grace Hopper from his book.

Reading time ( words) We’re moving on into 2021, and there’s quite a bit going on in the world of PCB design, fabrication, and assembly. IPC APEX EXPO is fast approaching, and I know a lot of you will be attending, albeit virtually. In this week’s Top Five, columnist Eric Camden provides a how-to guide for PCBA technologists planning their IPC APEX EXPO schedule. And we highlight an interview with members of USPAE about their new consortium dedicated to providing a safe supply chain for...

Joe Fjelstads Book Review: The Innovators I have been involved in the electronics interconnection industry in one way or another since mid 1971. Next year will mark a half century and that fact both shocks and amazes me. The time has passed quickly largely because It has been such a great experience. Over the course of those nearly 50 years, I have met and been able to call friend some of premier contributors to the electron...

CIOs’ Favorite Reads of 2020 Works on innovation, Covid-19 top the list A ultraviolet sterilizing machine cleaning library books amid the coronavirus outbreak at a library in Tokyo. Photo: kim kyung-hoon/Reuters By Dec. 24, 2020 7:30 am ET Bookshelves emerged as a breakout video-meeting background accessory in 2020. When technology leaders were asked by CIO Journal for the one or two books that deserved a prominent place in the background o...

I just finished “American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America” by Colin Woodard. It’s a 400-year look at the nations and cultures that shaped our continent, the migration of those cultural groups, and the resulting political and social outlooks that continue to affect our lives. For one thing, it reinforces the axiom that the personal is political. Well worth reading for anyone who aspires to run for office or help make decisions in our shared nation...