Posts Tagged ‘Josh Hauck.’
What Happened to the Women Computers?
I’ve spoken about the Dudley Observatory’s corps of women computers several times now. Every time, someone has come up to me afterwards to mention that, back in their day, there…
Read MoreRecovering the History of Women Computers
As an archivist, I’m not used to covering topical issues. But the history of women computers in the field of science is suddenly getting a lot of attention. The latest…
Read MoreMaking New Mirrors
This doesn’t look like much, but it was the start of something that was going to revolutionize the field of astronomy. This is a disk of silicon dioxide, also known…
Read MoreGoulds all the way back
There’s one advantage to inheriting a library; you don’t just get the books, you also get the bookmarks. This bit of paper was found in one of the books used…
Read More