Unexpected Histories: Spotting Patterns and Making Connections That Others Miss

Edward W. Barnard

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Table of Contents

The Day the Internet Died

The Day the Internet Died
Silicon Valley Takedown
Transcontinental Railroad
- Railroading
- Nat and Mary Bowditch
- Clipper Ships
- Great Northern Railway
- Daniel Boone
- Summary

The First Silicon Valley Unicorn Startup

The Bigger They Come
The First Silicon Valley Unicorn Startup
- Six Flags
- Gold
- Boston
- Sutter
- Travel Guide
- Stretching a Point
- Number 44
- Summary
“Incipient” Battles

The Secret in Arlington

The Secret in Arlington
- The Photograph
- Arlington
- Hiding in Plain Sight
- Coast Guard Unit 387
- Summary
Return With Honor
The Salem Trials

Safe Havens Then and Now

First Rate
Safe Havens Then and Now
- St. Paul’s Layover Agreement
- The Bot Concession
- Twitter Takes a Look
- Impact
- Summary
Where Computers Come From

Top Secret Ultra

Top Secret Ultra
- Ultra
- Lorenz Machine
- Colossus
- D-Day
- Declassification and Recognition
- Colossus Rebuild Project
- See Saw
- Glider Factory
- ATLAS
- NSA Acknowledgement
- Summary
Bill Norris and Seymour Cray
Control Data Corporation

Road Map

Appendix A. HPC Tradecraft Road Map

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Looking Forward

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What Does History Tell Us?

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Pinkerton

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Summary

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“Incipient” Battles
Looking Forward
What Does History Tell Us?
Pinkerton
Summary