ANTIC Interview 86 - Dr. Priscilla Laws, AtariLab
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Dr. Priscilla Laws, AtariLab
\\nAtariLab was a hardware and software package for the Atari 400 and 800 computers. The AtariLab Starter Set with Temperature Module was released in 1983. The Light Module add-on was released in February 1984.
\\nAtariLab was developed at Dickinson College under the direction of physics professor, Dr. Priscilla Laws. Dr. Laws joined the faculty at Dickinson in 1965. She has dedicated herself to the development of activity-based curricular materials and computer software to enhance student learning in introductory physics courses \\u2014 which started with AtariLab.
\\nThis interview took place May 14, 2015
\\nTeaser quotes:
\\n\\u201cI saw somebody dip a thermistor into cold water \\u2014 ice water \\u2014 and a real-time cooling curve was appearing on the screen. And it blew me away.\\u201d
\\n\\u201cSo, Ron said: \\u2018I watched Ray Kassar open the safe, and he pulled $200,000 in bills out of the safe. He handed it to the woman and he said \\u201cPlease say no more.\\u201d\\u2019\\u201d
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