Digital patina
Texts, spirit and the first computer
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14800724 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jon Agar (University of Manchester, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 121-135 |
| Publication date | 1998-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | History and Technology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0734-1512 • E-ISSN: 1477-2620 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07341519808581943 |
| OpenAlex | W2056772981 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 9 |
In the late 20th century iconic ‘first computers’ have been rebuilt at several locations across the world. Using the historiographical insights of authors such as Lowenthal, this papers examines what the acts of recreating past machines tell us about relations with the past, history and memory. A distinction is suggested between two modes of history highly relevant to historians of technology: one centred on texts, the other on recapturing spirit
Archaeology · Art · Digital computer · Historiography · History of computing · Literature · Sociology · Computer Science · Cybernetics and Technology in Society · Digital Humanities and Scholarship · History · History of Computing Technologies
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.21 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2025 (24) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |