Sputnik
Traveling Companion
Hello and welcome to the home page of Greg T Harber.
Sputnik means "traveling companion". Despite the innocuous sounding name, the launch of the Earth's first "artificial moon", Sputnik 1, by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957 shocked the free world, setting in motion events which resulted in the creation of NASA, the race to the Moon, the formation of the Internet, and the beginning of a renaissance in science and mathematics learning. Sputnik 1 was a 184 pound, 22 inch diameter sphere with four whip antennas connected to battery powered transmitters. The transmitters broadcast a continuous "beeping" signal to an astounded earthbound audience for 23 days. A short month later, on November 3, the Soviet Union followed this success by launching a dog into orbit aboard Sputnik 2. My birthday falls between these two launches, allowing me to claim that I was born at the beginning of the Digital Revolution.
I am the Director of the McGee Computing Laboratory in the College of Business at Stephen F. Austin State University. I am also an Instructor for the Computer Science Department where I teach a variety of courses that usually include Computer Architecture and Computer Ethics. Outside of the classroom, I spend my time administering numerous Linux and Solaris servers for the department and college.
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