This course traces Apple’s fifty-year history and its massive impact on personal computing, design, product culture, platforms and ecosystems, and daily life. Each session focuses on a different decade in Apple’s history, from the birth of the PC in the late 1970s to the latest Apple silicon, VR headsets, and future iPhones. We will learn how Apple reshaped not just technology, but how people live, work, and communicate.

Course Trailer: Apple at 50: How it Revolutionized Computing and Transformed Daily Life (Vimeo)

Note: Registration for the Summer Osher National Online courses will close on Sunday, September 13, 2026.

Osher Online™ courses are not recorded.

NOTE: Instructor Change as of Sept 1:  Due to unforeseen circumstances, the originally scheduled instructor is no longer able to teach this course.  The new instructor will be D. Griffin Jones