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SUMMARY:The Material of the Digital: Preserving &amp\; Interpreting the Hi
 story of Computing - Tilly Blyth\, Science Museum
DTSTART:20100520T173000Z
DTEND:20100520T190000Z
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CONTACT:Neil Johnson
DESCRIPTION:How should museums preserve and display our computing history 
 and culture? The interpretation of computing raises a number of issues: mo
 re than any other technology\, computers impact on all our lives\, though 
 few of us really understand how they actually work\; museums have traditio
 nally dealt with material culture\, but increasingly computers are about e
 phemeral applications\, software and data\; computers are the ultimate gen
 eral purpose machine\, but it’s their ‘congealed social relations’ t
 hat really brings them to life to audiences. This talk will unpack some of
  issues surrounding the conservation and interpretation of computing at th
 e Science Museum\, London.
LOCATION:Lecture Theatre 1\, Cambridge University Computer Laboratory\, J 
 J Thompson Avenue\, Madingley Road\, Cambridge
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