When and Where
Tuesday 24 September 2024, 6pm
FREE
Online: via YouTube
In-person: Barnard’s Inn Hall, Holborn, London
Topics: Computing History Digital Technology
What
“What links an ancient shipwreck to the textile mills of Northern England? Both contained forerunners of the computing we use today. In fact, computer language and software have a long history, featuring military research and the repurposing of early programs widely used in manufacturing. This lecture delves into the earliest archives of processing, prediction, difference and analytical engines, to discover who really made them all work.”
Who
Professor Victoria Baines (Gresham IT Livery Company Professor of Information Technology) is a leading authority in the field of online trust, safety and cybersecurity. She frequently contributes to major broadcast media outlets.
Register / tickets
https://www.gresham.ac.uk/whats-on/history-computers
Related Magazine …
The history of computational devices: automata, core rope memory (used by NASA in the Moon landings), Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine (never built) and Difference Engine made of cog wheels and levers, mercury delay lines, standardising the size of machine parts, Mary Coombs and the Lyons tea shop computer, computers made of marbles, i-Ching and binary, Ada Lovelace and music, a computer made of custard, a way of sorting wood samples with index cards and how to work out your own programming origin story.
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