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Triumph of the Nerds

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This PBS resource is a companion Web site for the PBS television special "Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires." The site includes a transcript of the program, an interactive "guess the computer" quiz, a history of the computer including a brief timeline outlining the history of the personal computer and the people that shaped it, and more.

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    Grade: 5 to 12

    Topics: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension

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