Adriano Olivetti: The Italian Who Invented the Personal Computer

Schedule

Thu Nov 26 2026 at 06:30 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC-05:00
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Istituto Italiano di Cultura | Toronto, ON

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From pioneering P101 personal computer to his revolutionary vision of industry and community explore the work and legacy of Adriano Olivetti
About this Event

Join us in person for Adriano Olivetti: The Italian Who Invented the Personal Computer —a look at the life and work of a technology and business pioneer.

From his invention of the P101 personal computer to his revolutionary vision of industry and community, explore how Olivetti united technology, beauty, and social responsibility. His influence even reached NASA’s Apollo 11 mission and inspired IBM’s leadership in industrial design.

Edited by Prof. Luigi Troiani, this book celebrates Adriano Olivetti’s extraordinary legacy of innovation, design, and human dignity.

Prof. Troiani will be joined in the presentation by Marco Zeppieri Vice President of the Fondazione Buozzi, Prof. Roberto Damiani, and Prof. Paolo Granata from University of Toronto.

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Istituto Italiano di Cultura, 496 Huron Street, Toronto, Canada

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