Tag: history of technology

• Thinking about Machines and Thinking

  February 21, 2021

  In Paris. Exactly Seventy Years Ago. He likely arrived in Paris from Darmstadt, Germany, by train that January, exactly seventy years ago. https://computerhistory.org/blog/thinking-about-machines-and-thinking/ more ›

• “The machine stops” by E. M. Forster

  December 15, 2020

  “The Machine Stops” is a science fiction short story (12,300 words) by E. M. Forster. After initial publication in The Oxford and Cambridge Review (November 1909), the story was republished in Forster’s The Eternal Moment and… more ›

• Boucheron: a collector’s guide

  November 29, 2020

  The jeweller Frédéric Boucheron opened his first shop in the arcades of the Palais Royal, Paris; more than 160 years later, the maison he founded is a world leader. Boucheron… more ›

• You, Me and Everyone We Know: Ian Berry and Bieke Depoorter

  September 11, 2020

  When big changes hit, how can photographers document them? Do they have a responsibility to cover the news headlines, or are there other approaches? In the latest addition to an… more ›

• The 100-Year History of Self-Driving Cars

  August 8, 2020

  The first self-driving vehicles were ships. After centuries of wrestling with wind and waves, ancient sailors devised contraptions that harnessed these forces of nature to fill in for man. They… more ›

• World War II-Era Obstacle Is Curbing French Startup Diversity

  August 1, 2020

  The startup scene in France has the same problem that plagues the industry everywhere — too little diversity. Trouble is, in France you can’t measure it. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-31/world-war-ii-era-obstacle-is-curbing-french-startup-diversity more ›

• The frantic, unprecedented race to save 700,000 NSFW Tumblrs for posterity

  April 4, 2019

  GeoCities, Vine, Friendster–communities live, thrive, and often die on the net. But the two-week timeframe in which content will disappear from Tumblr is unprecedented, says Jason Scott. https://www.fastcompany.com/90279321/the-frantic-unprecedented-race-to-save-700000-nsfw-tumblr-for-posterity more ›

• When the Web Loses Its Memory

  April 4, 2019

  Diana poured her passionate fandom into Thorvaenn, her Tumblr account, for years. Marvel and Thor in particular became the primary focus for the GIFs she made, for her meticulous recommendations,… more ›

• The Times’s Capsule of History Goes Digital

  November 29, 2018

  The Times’s Capsule of History Goes Digital Times Insider delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how news, features and opinion come together at The New York Times. In a basement three floors… more ›

• From barter to blockchain: A history of money

  May 29, 2018

  From barter to blockchain: A history of money » The Big Bang brought the universe into existence 13.7 billion years ago. Life first appeared on our planet 3.8 billion years… more ›