History

We've been looking through an old set of pictures of what the Victorian age commentators thought technology would be like in the 2000s. It's certainly fascinating to see them! How schools might function: Using helicopters to scout: Getting around in...

Yesterday saw the 44th anniversary (15 Nov 1971) of the Intel 4004 microprocessor. This marked the first time a user-programmable microprocessor was available on the general market. These were snapped up, both by Universities to use in research and teaching;...

October 27 marks UNESCO's World Day for Audiovisual Heritage. "Archives at Risk: Protecting the World's Identities" is the slogan of this year's celebration. The world’s audiovisual heritage of sound recordings and moving images are extremely vulnerable as a result of...