[SIGCIS-Members] Our "Women in Computing" book display

[Christine Finn]

Hello all,
In case of interest, my own book "Artifacts: an Archaeologist's Year in
Silicon Valley" (MIT Press) marks its 25th anniversary this year.
I include Ada Lovelace - I researched her papers at the Bodleian Library,
Oxford in 2000.
To mark the 25th I am set to speak at the VCF Vintage Computer Festival at
the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley this aummer.
Please excuse this promo as an advance reboot.
Best wishes,
Christine


On Wed, 4 Feb 2026 at 20:00, Brian E Carpenter via Members <
members at lists.sigcis.org> wrote:

> Brian,
>
> That's a great list.
>
> About Ada, there was also:
>
> @book{Baum-bio,
> title = {{The Calculating Passion of Ada Byron}},
> author = {Baum, Joan},
> year = {1986},
> publisher = {{Archon Books}},
> place = {{Hamden, CT, USA}},
> isbn = {0-208-02119-1}
> }
>
> There's also quite a bit about Ada's collaboration with Babbage in Doris
> Langley Moore's "Ada, Countess of Lovelace", 1977, but nothing very
> technical.
>
> Regards/Ngā mihi
>     Brian Carpenter
>
> On 05-Feb-26 06:38, Brian Randell via Members wrote:
> >
> > Hi Peter:
> >
> > Apologies for the delayed reply.
> >
> > I don’t have an exact list of the books currently in our
> display. Instead, I have the list of books, with their (UK) prices, which
> were sought for the display initially, not all of which could in the event
> be obtained. A number of colleagues on SIGCIS helped us decide what to
> include in this list - and what to exclude!
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Brian Randell
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > School of Computing, Newcastle University, 1 Science Square, Newcastle
> upon Tyne, NE4 5TG
> >
> > EMAIL = _Brian.Randell at ncl.ac.uk <mailto:Brian.Randell at ncl.ac.uk>_PHONE
> = +44 (0)786 7805578
> >
> > URL = _https://www.ncl.ac.uk/computing/staff/profile/brianrandell.html <
> https://www.ncl.ac.uk/computing/staff/profile/brianrandell.html>_
> >
> > *From: *PETER ECKSTEIN <petereckstein at comcast.net>
> > *Date: *Wednesday, 21 January 2026 at 16:02
> > *To: *Brian Randell <brian.randell at newcastle.ac.uk>
> > *Subject: *Re: [SIGCIS-Members] Our "Women in Computing" book display
> >
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> >
> > Brian,
> > Some books I didn't recognize. Could you send us all a listing of the
> titles, etc.?
> > Peter Eckstein
> >
> >     On 01/20/2026 3:46 PM EST Brian Randell via Members <
> members at lists.sigcis.org> wrote:
> >     Hi:
> >     Last weekend I took a mixed party of about twenty visitors around
> the School of Computing at Newcastle University, mainly to see our
> historical computing display (some ten display cabinets). But I also showed
> them our display (see attached photo) of books “Women in Computing” - it
> was the one display that the visitors actually applauded! (It is sponsored
> by Sage Computing, and we have arranged that additional copies of all the
> books on display are borrowable from the University Library.)
> >     Cheers
> >     Brian Randell
> >
> >     --
> >
> >     School of Computing, Newcastle University, 1 Science Square,
> Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 5TG
> >
> >     EMAIL = _Brian.Randell at ncl.ac.uk <mailto:Brian.Randell at ncl.ac.uk>_PHONE
> = +44 (0)786 7805578
> >
> >     URL = _
> https://www.ncl.ac.uk/computing/staff/profile/brianrandell.html <
> https://www.ncl.ac.uk/computing/staff/profile/brianrandell.html>_
> >
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