April 23, 1996
(vol. 106, iss. 119)
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…,"Carnahan hands on these things." said. "In 1980, many people Peponis said students are thought Apple Computers not drawn to the Engineer- were toys. He didn't think Jim has really ing school solely because so." of…
…: Vice president for research, University of Michigan Technology expansion impacted 'U' As the 21 st century nears, the University likes to picture itself on the cutting edge of a computer- driven…
… information revolution.# From the evolution of the personal computer, to4 the navigation of the Internet, to the frontiers ofE virtual reality, the era of President James Duderstadt has been intertwined with…
… with the early development "virtual reality things you're not going to see of mainframe computing," Carnahan said, anywhere but here." Like Frank, Carnahan said Duderstadt's Peponis said the creation of…
… retical.physics does not in- mistake to think technol- volve computers. of $[hese prole $.GIS ogy was having an impact "I hada sense in the 1970s - Randy Frank solely on engineers. that this type of…
…. Carnahan said the College of Engineering has "Humanists depend on archives and on ob- benefited greatly from Duderstadt's influence. jects which are far away," Goldenberg said. "I believe the computing…
…-off construction sites on campus. Left: Duderstadt looks out over the Angell Hall Computing Center, one of the many signs of the rising technology on campus. Below: Dederstadt in 1988 -the first year of his…
… presidency -replacing the typewriter ir his oice with a computer Building work seen as mainstay on campus On North Campus, construction cranes created an impromptu skyline. In Angell Hall, the sounds of grind…
… wiring for computer hook-ups. Other majorwork includes the renova- tion of University landmarks like the Michigan Union and Angell Hall. The construction costs approach $1.5 billion. "Five years ago, I was…