Valedictory speech 'The Software Revolution' by Paul Klint

Paul Klint will retire to the position of emeritus at the UvA. Everybody is most welcome to attend his valedictory speech. On April 16, 1850 a regiment of soldiers marched on a bridge across the river Maine near Angers, France. The bridge started to resonate on the rhythm of the footsteps and the bridge collapsed.

When
22 Jan 2014 from 3 p.m. to 22 Jan 2014 4 p.m. CET (GMT+0100)
Where
Aula Lutherse Kerk, Singel 411, Amsterdam
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Paul Klint will retire to the position of emeritus at the UvA. Everybody is most welcome to attend his valedictory speech.

On April 16, 1850 a regiment of soldiers marched on a bridge across the river Maine near Angers, France. The bridge started to resonate on the rhythm of the footsteps and the bridge collapsed. On November 7, 1940 a bridge near Tacoma Narrows in the state of Washington collapsed due to a construction error. Many more examples of collapsing bridges exist. Are we witnessing a “bridge crisis”? Of course not, these are normal growing pains of evolving technology. Each error or accident is regrettable but leads eventually to insight and improvement.