Computer History Museum

museum in Mountain View, California
Organization computer_museum Q964035
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The Computer History Museum is a computer museum. It was founded on January 1, 1996. It operates as a 501(c)(3) organization[1].

Computer History Museum

Summary

Computer History Museum is a computer museum[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of computer_museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (265 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Computer History Museum's field of work was history of computing[3].
  • Computer History Museum's field of work was retrocomputing[4].
  • Computer History Museum was a member of National Digital Stewardship Alliance[5].
  • Computer History Museum was a member of Association of Science and Technology Centers[6].
  • Computer History Museum is located in Mountain View[7].
  • Computer History Museum is in the country of United States[8].
  • Computer History Museum's image is recorded as Computer history museum.jpg[9].
  • Computer History Museum's instance of is recorded as computer museum[10].
  • Computer History Museum's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[11].
  • Computer History Museum's logo image is recorded as Computer-history-museum-logo-2019.jpg[12].
  • Computer History Museum's headquarters location is recorded as Mountain View[13].
  • Computer History Museum's ISNI is recorded as 0000000093036512[14].
  • Computer History Museum's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 136511450[15].
  • Computer History Museum's GND ID is recorded as 1058142658[16].
  • Computer History Museum's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr2005026865[17].
  • Computer History Museum's location is recorded as Mountain View[18].
  • Computer History Museum's Commons category is recorded as Computer History Museum[19].
  • +1996-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Computer History Museum[20].
  • Computer History Museum's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.4144, 'lon': -122.077}[21].
  • Computer History Museum's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/047bfg[22].
  • Computer History Museum's official website is recorded as https://computerhistory.org/[23].
  • Computer History Museum's IRS Employer Identification Number is recorded as 77-0507525[24].
  • Computer History Museum's legal form is recorded as 501(c)(3) organization[25].
  • Computer History Museum's date of official opening is recorded as +2003-01-01T00:00:00Z[26].
  • Computer History Museum's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Computer History Museum'}[27].

Body

Founding

+1996-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Computer History Museum[20].

Operations

Computer History Museum's headquarters location is recorded as Mountain View[13].

Industry

Fields of work include history of computing[3], an aspect of history[28] and retrocomputing[4], a hobby[29].

Why It Matters

Computer History Museum ranks in the top 8% of computer_museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (265 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [6] . astc.org. Retrieved . astc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . charitynavigator.org. Retrieved . charitynavigator.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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