Science and Technology

The NewVa Corridor Technology Council, in conjunction with the Science Museum of Western Virginia and the Roanoke Robotics Club, is organizing an indoor Robot Parade with seminars and table-top exhibits at Roanoke Center in the Square and the Science Museum from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm on Saturday, May 21st.
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Vinton G. Cerf, the co-designer of TCP/IP protocols and basic architecture of the Internet, will lecture at Virginia Tech on Monday, Dec. 7.

His talk, "The Unfinished Internet," is from 11 a.m. to noon at the Holtzman Alumni Center's Alumni Assembly Hall. Sponsored by Virginia Tech's College of Science, the event is free and open to the public, no tickets needed, though space is limited.

Widely known as a "Father of the Internet," Cerf is the co-designer with Robert Kahn of TCP/IP protocols and the basic architecture of the Internet. In 1997, President Clinton recognized their work with the U.S. National Medal of Technology.  read more »

I'm pretty sure there are some teachers at Blacksburg High School who would make this part of their lecture.

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• Buffalo Wild Wings
• Easy Chair Coffee
• Kinkos
• McDonalds
• The Cellar
• The Daily Grind
• Panera
  

Here's a taste of technology for the residents of Blacksburg.

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