Unix 50 media collection

In October 2019, Nokia Bell Labs commemorated Unix’s anniversary with the Unix 50 event, where we reflected on Unix’s past and explored the future of computing.

Unix 50’s speakers and panelists included many of the original team that built Unix and designed the C programming language, as well as luminaries in the fields of computing and robotics. The event also featured a gallery of Unix artifacts, a coding challenge requiring students to program robots to navigate the industrial spaces of the future, and numerous other activities drawing on Unix’s rich and colorful history at Bell Labs.

Included are behind the scenes videos of students preparing for the UnixWorld Challenge as they program robots to navigate the industrial spaces of the future under guidance of their mentors from Nokia Bell Labs. You will also hear from the winning Team and find out what it takes to be a Unix developer.