Chi ha fermato l'Olivetti?

It's the late 1950s. Italy, at the time, is racing to dominate the global information technology revolution. Then, within a few years, everything comes to a halt. The genius who led the project dies in a car accident on the Milan-Turin highway. The company's founder dies at 59 on a train, of a cerebral hemorrhage or heart attack—no one knows. No one orders an autopsy. The prototype of Europe's most advanced computer is stolen and an attempt is made to smuggle it into Switzerland. And the company, Olivetti, is progressively marginalized, until it disappears from the global technological scene. Coincidence? Fate? Or did someone decide that Italy shouldn't win that race? 00:00 - Intro 01:09 - Theme Song 01:34 - Who stopped Olivetti? 4:51 AM - Agent Brown 8:01 AM - Santhià, November 9, 1961 10:43 AM - Shadows upon Shadows 2:54 PM - The Stolen Prototype 6:08 PM - Legitimate Suspicions 9:40 PM - Final Greetings 11:04 PM - Credits READ MY NEW BOOK: "The Mystery of Man's Origins. A Journey Through Time to Understand Who We Are and Where We're Going": https://amzn.to/3WazGFV PIERO ANGELA: Here's the new book I had the pleasure and honor of editing, "Chiedetevi sempre perché" (Mondadori): https://amzn.to/4nhQ8Rz A Think about Science production: thinkaboutscience.com Subscribe to my NEWSLETTER: "NOTICE TO NAVIGATORS": https://mailchi.mp/massimopolidoro.co... Join my PATREON page, support my projects, and access lots of exclusive content:   / massimopolidoro   READ "A Life Well Spent": https://amzn.to/47H1DvG READ my graphic novel: "Children of the Stars" (with Riccardo La Bella, for Feltrinelli Comics): https://amzn.to/47YYN3K READ: "Sherlock Holmes and the Art of Reasoning" (Feltrinelli), my latest book: https://amzn.to/3UuEwxS READ: "The Wonder of Everything," Piero Angela's latest book, which we wrote together: https://amzn.to/3uBTojA Discover my online courses: "The Art of Reasoning," "Psychology of the Unusual," "The Art of Public Speaking" and "The Art of Mentalism": https://www.massimopolidorostudio.com FOR MORE Giuseppe Rao, Mario Tchou, and the Olivetti Elea 9003, in: "50 Years of Information Technology in Italy," Pristem/Storia no. 12-13, 2005, Bocconi University, Milan Nicoletta Maggi, Bernard O’Connor, “Operation Etna: The British Infiltration of Soviet Agents in Italy,” Lulu.com, 2023 Vincenzo Grienti, “Adriano Olivetti, Secret Agent against Mussolini,” in “Avvenire,” October 17, 2024, https://tinyurl.com/mkwushw9 Adriano Olivetti and Fascism: A Complex Relationship, Dynamic Museum of Technology “A. Olivetti,” November 10, 2024, https://short.do/EA2rEH Meryle Secrest, “The Olivetti Case,” BUR saggi, Rizzoli, Milan, 2025 The music is by Marco Forni and can be heard here: https://hyperfollow.com/marcoforni READ my books: "Sherlock Holmes and the Art of Reasoning": https://amzn.to/3UuEwxS "The Wonder of Everything" with Piero Angela: https://amzn.to/3uBTojA "The Science of the Incredible: How Beliefs and Convictions Are Formed and Why the Worst Never Die": https://amzn.to/3Z9GG4W "Brilliant: 13 Lessons I Received from a Legendary Magician on the Art of Living and Thinking": https://amzn.to/3qTQmCC "The World Upside Down": https://amzn.to/2WTrG0Z "Think Like a Scientist": https://amzn.to/3mT3gOi "Atlas of Mysterious Places of Antiquity": https://amzn.to/2JvmQ33 "The Library of Mysteries": https://amzn.to/3bHBU7E "Great Mysteries of History": https://amzn.to/2U5hcHe "Leonardo. Rebel Genius": https://amzn.to/3lmDthJ And here's the complete list of my available books: https://amzn.to/44feDp4 Don't miss my upcoming videos, subscribe to my channel: https://goo.gl/Xkzh8A LET'S KEEP IN TOUCH: Receive the Avviso ai Naviganti, my weekly newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/massimopolidoro/av... and participate in my community's decisions. Follow me: Patreon:   / massimopolidoro   Courses: https://massimopolidorostudio.com Instagram:   / massimopolidoro   FB Page:   / official.massimo.polidoro   X:   / massimopolidoro   Website: http://www.massimopolidoro.com Contributors: Giulio Niccolò Carlone, Valentina Ferro (secretary), Marco Forni (music), Jean Sevilla (art director), Elena Mascolo (editing), Roberta Baria (social media), Enrico Zabeo (podcast). Authors: Fara Di Maio, Manuel Leale, Sofia Lincos, Giuseppe Stilo, Gianluca Pignalberi. This description contains affiliate links, which means that if you purchase any of the books featured, I will receive a small commission (at no cost to you): a small contribution to support the channel and the production of these videos. Thank you for your support!