every building, every street, with just 100 robots in a matter of about two weeks and there s not a human being driving them. all they are doing is wandering around and mapping and this is assuming they are not being run over by cabbies or. the switchblade is a fire and forget weapon. this is where we re going in terms of shooting and then not thinking about it anymore, and one of the problems of this is who is responsible? if this thing makes a strike on a target that we would consider to be illegal, who do you blame. you can t punish a robot or at least you can t pun tish in any way that it will consider punishment for violating the laws of war. you can t force a robot to feel bad about what it s done. you know, in they re you can punish the commander who released the weapon. you could punish whoever made the decision to ship it to the theater. could you punish whoever wrote the software for it, but the history of military prugsz would indicate that s not going to happen. e
carl borick talks about his book. 1780 to 1782. the book looks at the period when british forces actively campaigning in the south and fought a series of battles with continental forces. mr. borick addresses in charleston. the most of any engagement during a war. this is about an hour. so good evening, my name is kendall casey and the museum education manager for the american revolution institute. i welcome you to our lecture tonight. for those of you who are new to us at the society of cincinnati, it is a nonprofit organization that works to promote the knowledge and appreciation of the achievement of american independence by supporting a study presenting exhibitions and public programs and advocating preservations and providing resources to teachers and students. during this speech of charleston in 1780, british force captured nearly 6,000 men. seven of whom were general. they were taken during a single operations and charleston became the key prisoner place for the briti
president of monticello, the saunders director of the robert h. smith international center for jefferson studies, and thomas jefferson foundation, which supports ongoing international study of thomas jefferson and his world. use the professor of history at the university of virginia. he is a dual citizen of britain and the united states and after completing his undergraduate and doctorate degrees at oxford university he taught at eton college before becoming a visiting professor at southern mestas university methodist university. he is the author of an empire divided, the american revolution and the british caribbean, which is what our topic is tonight and his most recent book is the man who lost america. the british leadership and the american revolution and the fate of the empire. it has received five national book awards, including the new york historical society s american history book prize, and the george washington book rise. he is an editor of the jeffersonian-ameri
dr. o shaughnessy is a vice president of monticello, the saunders director of the robert h. smith international center for jefferson studies, and thomas jefferson foundation, which supports ongoing international study of thomas jefferson and his world. the professor of history at the university of virginia. he is a dual citizen of britain and the united states and after completing his undergraduate and doctorate degrees at oxford university, he taught at eton college before becoming a visiting professor at southern mestas university methodist university. he is the author of an empire divided, the american revolution and the british caribbean, which is what our topic is tonight and his most recent book is the man who lost america. the british leadership and the american revolution and the fate of the empire. it has received five national book awards, including the new york historical society s american history book prize, and the george washington book rise. prize. he is a
these rights. [applause] when i say all americans, i mean all americans. [applause] our immediate past is to remove to remove the last remnants of the barrier, which span between the millions of our citizens and their birth rights. there is no justifiable reason for discrimination because of ancestry or religion or race or color. . [applause] join american history tv as we visit the u.s. botanic garden at the foot of capitol hill. executive director ari novi discusses the history of the oldest botanic garden in north america originally proposed by george washington at a 1796 letter. that s today at 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. eastern time on american artifacts here on c-span3 s american history tv. coming up next author and architectural historian steven hansen chronicles washington d.c. s most famous neighborhoods, dupont circle. how and why weelth couples moved into the area in the guilded age and the 20th century. mr. hansen is the author of the history of dupont circle, ce