Triumph of the Nerds is a 1996 British/American television documentary, produced by John Gau Productions and Oregon Public Broadcasting for Channel 4 and PBS. It explores the development of the personal computer in the United States from World War II to 1995. The title Triumph of the Nerds is a play on the title of the 1984 comedy Revenge of the Nerds. It was first screened as three episodes between 14 and 28 April 1996 on Channel 4, and as a single programme on 16 December 1996 on PBS. As broadcast by Channel 4: * Impressing Their Friends (14 April 1996) youtu.be/kKWAG9YqmEc * Riding the Bear (21 April 1996) youtu.be/5z0qBQRB8Ao * Great Artists Steal (28 April 1996) youtu.be/oPeN201dBiY * archive.org/details/triumph_of_the_nerds * archive.org/details/nerds_2.0.1