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Way to the elevator. applause from the 120 or so people. and now astronaut shepard ascends the gantry crane. in a few moments he'll be placed in the capsule. >> t minus ten, nine, eight seven, six, five, four, three, two, one, zero, ignition. liftoff. liftoff. >> lift-off, and the clock has started. all systems are go. >> some lawmakers want to award the medal of honor to shepard. all today appeared ready to spend more money on our space effort. all agreed russia is still ahead. but all this was beside the point for the wife of the first american astronaut. mrs. alan shepard at virginia beach,...
>> astronaut shepard making his way to the elevator. some applause from the 120 or so people. now astronaut shepard sends the plane in a few moments he'll be placed in the capsule. >> ten minus ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one, zero, ignition. lift off. lift off. >> lift off and the clock is turning. all systems are go. >> some lawmakers want to award the medal of honor, ready to spend more money on the space effort, all agreed russia is ahead.
They've been part of the every space effort since want beginning, and we saw the first network computers with ibm's 360 system and the technology behind magnetic strips on your credit cards. the '70s and '80s were all about personal computer. in 1981 three ibm scientists developed the the process that became the foundation for lasix eye surgery. we saw the birth of ebusiness and the push to dominate business computing. that brings us to this century. ibm's most recent claim to fame is the watson super computer that beat two humans on "jeopardy. "kw ." this is dr. bernie meyerson. thank you so ...