<html><head></head><body><div class="ydpefaeb887yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div class="ydpd25b13dfpasted-link"><p class="ydpd25b13dfp1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica Neue; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Dear SIGCIS,</p><p class="ydpd25b13dfp2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica Neue; min-height: 15px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br></p><p class="ydpd25b13dfp1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica Neue; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Some of you may remember my posting about my photobook project on Klara Dan von Neumann and women in computing to the list during its crowdfunding days in autumn 2021 (which many of you were kind enough to support!), but I wanted to flag that <i>Klara and the Bomb</i> was indeed published for anyone who might find the book of interest and hasn’t yet procured a copy.</p><p class="ydpd25b13dfp2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica Neue; min-height: 15px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br></p><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica Neue; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Publisher's blurb:</div></div></div></div><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><div class="ydpefaeb887yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div class="ydpd25b13dfpasted-link"><p class="ydpd25b13dfp1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica Neue; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><i>Klara and the Bomb</i> is a photographical and historical work that charts connecting threads between the invention of modern computers, the history of nuclear weapons and, in particular, the narratives of the women involved.</p></div></div></div><div class="ydpefaeb887yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div class="ydpd25b13dfpasted-link"><p class="ydpd25b13dfp2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica Neue; min-height: 15px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br></p></div></div></div><div class="ydpefaeb887yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div class="ydpd25b13dfpasted-link"><p class="ydpd25b13dfp1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica Neue; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">While computing technology is ubiquitous today, its militaristic history and colonial connections continue to be underplayed or obscured: the modern computer originates in military-funded nuclear weapons research and development that took place during and after the Second World War. Many of these weapons were later detonated in the Marshall Islands where indigenous communities were coerced into leaving their homes.</p></div></div></div><div class="ydpefaeb887yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div class="ydpd25b13dfpasted-link"><p class="ydpd25b13dfp2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica Neue; min-height: 15px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br></p></div></div></div><div class="ydpefaeb887yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div class="ydpd25b13dfpasted-link"><p class="ydpd25b13dfp1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica Neue; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">These interconnected stories are told through the little-known life of Klara von Neumann, who came to the United States after marrying the noted mathematician John von Neumann. As one of the first computer programmers, Klara’s story highlights the extent to which women were involved in the development of both computing and nuclear weapons from the 1940s onwards. Klara’s life ended tragically: in 1963, her body was found on the beach not far from her California home. Suicide by drowning, the coroner’s report stated.</p></div></div></div></blockquote><div class="ydpefaeb887yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-size: 13px;"><div class="ydpd25b13dfpasted-link"><p class="ydpd25b13dfp2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica Neue; min-height: 15px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br></p><p class="ydpd25b13dfp1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica Neue; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The book is available directly from the publishers (based in the Netherlands) for €35 + shipping: </p><p class="ydpd25b13dfp3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica Neue; color: rgb(220, 161, 13);"><span class="ydpd25b13dfs2" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://www.eriskayconnection.com/home/123-klara-and-the-bomb.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.eriskayconnection.com/home/123-klara-and-the-bomb.html</a></span></p><p class="ydpd25b13dfp2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica Neue; min-height: 15px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br></p><p class="ydpd25b13dfp1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica Neue; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">For those in the UK, I also have a number of copies remaining in my personal stash which are £35 (includes shipping). Please do get in touch if you’d like one.</p><p class="ydpd25b13dfp2" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica Neue; min-height: 15px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br></p><p class="ydpd25b13dfp1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica Neue; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Very best wishes,</p><p class="ydpd25b13dfp1" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica Neue; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Crystal</p></div><br></div><div style="font-size: 13px;"><br></div><div class="ydpefaeb887signature"><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><div class="ydpb3386d30pasted-link"><div class="ydp199adf05pasted-link"><div class="ydpb3386d30pasted-link"><div><div style="font-size: 13px; color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><font size="1"><span style="color:rgb(128, 128, 128);">--------------</span><br clear="none"></font></div><div class="ydpe822ed85yiv7776395790ydpfb9517a7yiv0960339578ydpe2e30ce4signature"><span style="font-size: 13px; color: rgb(128, 128, 128);"><font size="1" style="background-color: inherit;">Crystal Bennes<br clear="none"></font></span><div style="font-size: 13px; color: rgb(38, 40, 42);" class="ydpe822ed85yiv7776395790ydpfb9517a7yiv0960339578ydp2b33cc62yui_3_2_0_32_1317630358490185"><font size="1" class="ydpe822ed85yiv7776395790ydpfb9517a7yiv0960339578ydp2b33cc62Apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:12px;color:rgb(128, 128, 128);" class="ydpe822ed85yiv7776395790ydpfb9517a7yiv0960339578ydp2b33cc62Apple-style-span">Artist, Researcher & Writer </span></font></div><div dir="ltr" class="ydpe822ed85yiv7776395790ydpfb9517a7yiv0960339578ydp2b33cc62yui_3_2_0_32_1317630358490185" style="font-size: 13px;"><font color="#808080" size="1"><span>hello@crystalbennes.com</span></font></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-size: 13px;"><a shape="rect" href="https://crystalbennes.com/" style="font-size:x-small;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a> </span><font color="#808080" size="1">| </font><a href="https://twitter.com/crystalbennes" style="font-size: x-small;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter</a> <font color="#808080" size="1">| </font><a shape="rect" href="https://www.instagram.com/crystalbennes/" style="font-size: x-small;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">instagram</a></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div></div></div></div> <div class="ydpba7b285pasted-link" style="font-size: 13px;"><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><div class="ydpb3386d30pasted-link"><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(38, 40, 42);"><font color="#808080" size="1">Order my debut photobook, <a href="https://www.eriskayconnection.com/home/123-klara-and-the-bomb.html" style="color:rgb(25, 106, 212);text-decoration-line:underline;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Klara and the Bomb</a></font></div></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(38, 40, 42);"><span class="ydp4d863c79pasted-link"><span style="color:rgb(128, 128, 128);"><font size="1" style="background-color:inherit;">Thorvaldsen's Weeds at Thorvaldsens Museum, June 2023 </font></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(38, 40, 42);"><span class="ydp4d863c79pasted-link"><span style="color:rgb(128, 128, 128);"><font size="1" style="background-color:inherit;">Platform, Edinburgh Art Festival, August 2023</font></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 13px; color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="ydpfb9517a7yiv0960339578ydpe2e30ce4signature"></div></div></div></div></body></html>