Seventy five years ago, the University’s ‘Baby’ computer became the first electronic computer with a read/write memory to run a program. To mark this historic event, Professor Jim Miles (University of Manchester Department of Computer Science) describes how a definitive new image of the Manchester computer was recreated using rediscovered original negatives.
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Stunning color images recently made available in high resolution by a French museum capture much of the world as it was transformed by technology and geopolitics 100 years ago.
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Long, stunning dive into the history of urban photography at the intersection of technology and society.
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How the webring became the grassroots tool of choice for sharing content online in the ’90s.
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An Early 20th Century Manuscript from Isfahan
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The fascinating story of Perl's role in the dynamic web spans newsgroups and mailing lists, computer science labs, and continents.
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A brief history of the famous 1969 photo of the software that sent humans to the moon.
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How can you have an animated cartoon without animators?
Capitalism: dreaming of the same things since 1957.
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Remember the Chevrolet Vega and its Pontiac equivalent, the Astre? These cars were shipped long-distance in a rather unusual manner.
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