The Infoage Science/History Learning Center is a science center founded by Fred Carl that is located on the grounds of the former Camp Evans military base in Wall Township, New Jersey, approximately 30 miles from New York City, USA. Camp Evans is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Infoage is a member of the Association of Science-Technology Centers and is a Save America's Treasures project. It is also part of the NASA Digital Learning Network.
Infoage is a group of cooperating non-profit organizations dedicated to the preservation and education of information age technologies, created to honor the pioneers of communications. When the renovations of the army buildings are completed, visitors will benefit from the dynamic and evolving atmosphere created by this concentration of information technology experts and unique exhibits.
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The Grabbe Collection [1] "spans 50 years of computer packaging development." It is the result of the dedicated selection, photographing, and organizing of components which step by step show important steps in the progress of computer development. The collection has selected components from nearly every major manufacture and represents a cross section of the computer industry. The unique collection has 7000 components and 45,000 custom slides. Many of the slides are microscopic views of circuits which look more like art than technology and represent thousands of hours of work by Mr. Grabbe. Mr. Grabbe has given this amazing collection to Infoage where selected components will be displayed to show students and families the step by step advances in packaging technology. The collection is sponsored by the IEEE History Center at Rutgers University, and Prismark Partners, LLC. The entire collection will be available for research in the future."
The Grabbe collection contains components from: 3M, AC Spark Plug, ACRI, Amdahl, AMI, AMP Inc., AMP-MECA, Apollo, AST, AT&T, AUGAT, Bell Labs, BNR, Bourns, Bowmar, Burroughs, CBS, CDC, Chrysler, Citizen Watch Co., COB, Concurrent Logic, Cray, CSR, Cyrix, DALLAS-SEMI, DEC, DELCO, DGY, DIRECT BOND, Dow Corning, DuPont, ELCO, ENIAC, Fairchild, Ford, FRISC Inc., Fujitsu, Fujitsu-opt, FUSION, General Electric, General Dynamics, Gigabit, HDD, Hitachi, Honeywell, Hewlett Packard, Hughes, IBM Japan, IBM Owego, IBM, ILLIAC, INMOS, Intel lux, Intel Corporation, Interposer, Intersil, ITT, JPL, LGA, Litel, LSI LOGIC, MA-CON, Marne Research, MCC, Methode, Micro SMT, MICRON, MIT, Mitsubishi, MMKOR, MMS, MOSAIC, MOSTEC, Mot. Optop AG, Motorola, National, NCHIP, NCR, NEC, Nixdorf, Northrop, OKI, Olin, Pacific Micro, Panasonic, PGA, Phillips, Picowire, Pico-wire, PMI, PMP, Raychem, Raytheon, RCA, Read-Rite, Rockwell, Rogers, SGS-Thomsom, Sharp, Shindo, Shinko, Siemens, Signetics, SIM, Sintra, SMT, Sperry, Switch, Tektronix, Teledyne, Tessera, Texas Instruments, Thomas+betts, Timex, Toshiba, Trident, Trilogy, Trilogy module, TRW, Unisys, Univac, Universal, USSR-Comp., UTC, Vitessa, VLSI, Western Digital, Westinghouse, WETTEK, XEROX
No Short Climb: "Race Workers" & America's Defense Technology[2] is based on a video currently being produced by Professor Robert Johnson of Framingham State College, No Short Climb tells the story of the development of radar and the extraordinary contributions of black scientists in the times of Jim Crow" through oral histories and historical sources. According to Thomas Daniels, "The original 20 Black engineers and physicists who arrived at Fort Monmouth in the early 1940s set a blazing trail of technical accomplishments for the U.S. Army and set the pace for those Blacks who followed", Yet "Current books on Black inventors, scientists or engineers fail to mention the many inventions, developments and advancements made in radar, avionics, communication, satellites, electronic warfare, infrared, solid state, computer science, meteorology and electronic components by both civilians and military, particularly at Fort Monmouth." One such scientist was Dr. Walter McAfee, who first calculated the speed of the moon. In 2008 University Film and Video Association (UFVA)[3] and International Documentary Association [4] curated a thematic showcase of 25-30 award-winning American documentaries, including 2008 Academy Award nominees “The Betrayal” and “The Garden.” Demonstrating the role of documentaries as catalysts for dialogue and change, they cover a broad thematic spectrum including the environment and nature, America’s racial and ethnic heritage, immigration, the democratic process, work and labor, and American folk arts, among other topics. As part of the program, these American filmmakers and film specialists are traveling abroad to introduce screenings and to conduct workshops and other outreach at documentary festivals, at U.S. Embassy-organized programs, and other events. No Short Climb: "Race Workers" & America's Defense Technology—was among the films chosen.
The National Broadcasters Hall of Fame & New Jersey Antique Radio Club Museum [5] houses part of their collection of antique radios and displays.
Infoage partner organizations include: