After studying at MIT, Kenneth Olsen (1926–2011) and a colleague, Harlan Anderson, started a computer company. Because in 1957 this was very risky, their Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) first made only computer components. Later it pioneered minicomputers, which were smaller and more affordable than competitive mainframes. DEC eventually became the second largest computer company in America. This video is featured in the "Computer Pioneers" section of the American Enterprise exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. (The video does not have an audio track). Teachers, parents, educators! Check out our resources to use these videos in the classroom here: https://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/computer-pioneers-video-series Section link: americanhistory.si.edu/american-enterprise-exhibition/videos/computer-pioneers Exhibition link: americanhistory.si.edu/american-enterprise
