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Re: [SIGCIS-Members] Konrad Zuse's 1936 patent - German text?
by Brian Randell 24 Sep '20

24 Sep '20

Hi Mark: I have a copy of the original 1936 Zuse patent application that I had translated into English for my Origins book. (It took some finding - some of my Zemanek documents had strayed into the middle of the Zuse documents, and so had obscured them! :-) It is a type-written document, on the letterhead of Zuse’s patent attorney Dr.-Ing. Bruno Wolf, Berlin Charlottenberg 5, Kantstrasse 85, dated 9.4.36 (i.e. 9 April 1936). It is some twenty or so pages in length. However I should warn you that some of the pages are barely legible (though could probably be deciphered by someone who knows German - which I don’t). I could scan this document for you if you wish. (I have about two inches thick of documents about Zuse’s work, including a number of patents and patent applications, some pre-war, immediately some post-war, together with several typescripts from him. My plan is that this material will be added to the archive of my files held in the Special Collections section of Newcastle University Library. This already holds all the extensive correspondence that I was involved in while compiling Origins.) Cheers Brian On 24 Jan 2017, at 10:58, Mark Priestley <m.priestley(a)gmail.com<mailto:m.priestley@gmail.com>> wrote: Dear list, Zuse's 1936 patent "Method for Automatic Execution of Calculations with the Aid of Computers" is reprinted in Brian Randell's "Origins of Digital Computers" collections. Does anyone know if/where I can get hold of the German original? Thanks in advance. Mark _______________________________________________ This email is relayed from members at sigcis.org<http://sigcis.org>, the email discussion list of SHOT SIGCIS. Opinions expressed here are those of the member posting and are not reviewed, edited, or endorsed by SIGCIS. The list archives are at http://lists.sigcis.org/pipermail/members-sigcis.org/ and you can change your subscription options at http://lists.sigcis.org/listinfo.cgi/members-sigcis.org -- School of Computing Science, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK EMAIL = Brian.Randell(a)ncl.ac.uk<mailto:Brian.Randell@ncl.ac.uk> PHONE = +44 191 208 7923 FAX = +44 191 208 8232 URL = http://www.ncl.ac.uk/computing/people/profile/brianrandell.html

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IBM 610
by John Impagliazzo 25 Apr '18

25 Apr '18

Hi All, Allegedly, some consider the IBM 610 Auto-Point computer (1959) the ‘first personal computer’. http://www.columbia.edu/cu/computinghistory/plugboard.html Is this true – even slightly true?? John John Impagliazzo, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, Hofstra University IEEE Life Fellow ACM Distinguished Educator

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Email "inventor" claimant to run for U.S. Senate -- alternative facts about technology and democracy collide
by Andrew Meade McGee 18 Sep '17

18 Sep '17

Continuing with the ongoing saga of V. A. Shiva and his claims regarding the invention of e-mail, that gentleman has just announced his candidacy for the United States Senate. https://twitter.com/va_shiva/status/835420061993218048 As several SIGCIS contributors noted earlier this month, this nicely parallels the upcoming SHOT themes of technology and democracy. "Alternate facts" about the history of technology will play a major public element of this campaign next year. --Andrew

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CFP: ARPANET (1969-2019)
by Niels Brügger 31 May '17

31 May '17

CFP: ARPANET (1969-2019) Special issue of Internet Histories. Digital Technology, Culture and Society (Camille Paloque-Berges & Valérie Schafer (eds.)). Read more here https://web90.hypotheses.org/3755 This call for papers aims at revisiting the history of ARPANET, its genesis, development, heritage, memories and the writing of its history 50 years after the first four nodes came into service. ARPANET’s story is today part of the Internet’s official heritage, as a first crucial step in its development. Seminal research, such as Janet Abbate’s Inventing the Internet (1999) or Alexandre Serres’ Aux sources d’Internet: l’émergence d’ARPANET (2000) has extensively covered its history. However, the 50th anniversary of ARPANET provides an occasion to reflect on existing histories, to open the debate to new perspectives and approaches. What have these pioneering researchers provided and what lessons have they taught us in terms of studying the history of computer networks? When considering ARPANET as a first step towards the Internet: how did this determine – and is still determining – our current understanding of the Internet and of the ARPANET? What other chronologies and territories involving the ARPANET can be advanced? What is left to explore and discover in the ARPANET’s history? If the ARPANET is dead today, are its heritage and spirit still alive and if so, how? Suggested topics: * The ARPANET’s inspirations: previous concepts, models, theories, technologies * Development of computer networks from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s: society, culture, politics and economics in the ARPANET’s times (from a local, national and international perspective) * The place of ARPANET in the history of ARPA/DARPA or funding agencies more generally * The place of ARPANET within the history of military networks * Trajectories of ARPANET’s developments: from experiments to achievements, through mistakes and failures * ARPANET’s communities: from developers to users * ARPANET’s hardware and software within the history of computers and computing * Famous and less-known protagonists or witnesses of ARPANET * Spaces, places, maps, territories, geographies, and geopolitics of ARPANET * Communicating with, through, and about ARPANET * ARPANET as a model: reception and influence on other networks and/or in other countries * ARPANET’s governance and architecture * ARPANET and infrastructures for digital information * ARPANET’s cultures: perimeters, specificities, limits … * The history of networks shaping collaborative work * Writing ARPANET’s history: critical historiography, methodology, epistemological issues * New discoveries in the history of ARPANET * ARPANET’s heritage in the present Internet and digital cultures Of course, we encourage and welcome other topics and perspectives on ARPANET’s history too. The proposals are to be submitted to camillepaloqueberges(a)gmail.com<mailto:camillepaloqueberges@gmail.com> valerieschafer(a)wanadoo.fr<mailto:valerieschafer@wanadoo.fr> explicitly mentioning CFP ARPANET. They need to fit in one page, detail an explicit angle of analysis and outline, and integrate a short bibliography. Successful authors will be invited to submit then a full paper through the editorial system, which will undergo full peer review and will determine acceptance of papers for publication. Deadline for the submission of proposals: October 15th 2017 Notification of proposal acceptance: November 15th 2017 Submissions of the full paper (6000-8000 words): April 15th 2018 Feedback based on reviews: June 30th 2018 Deadline for Revisions: October 15th 2018 Internet Histories: Digital Technology, Culture and Society is an international, interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journal concerned with research on the cultural, social, political and technological histories of the internet and associated digital cultures. More information on the journal can be found at http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?show=aimsScope&journal… Instructions for Authors are available at http://www.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?show=instructions&journa… Should you have any questions regarding this CfP, please feel free to contact us: camillepaloqueberges(a)gmail.com<mailto:camillepaloqueberges@gmail.com> valerieschafer(a)wanadoo.fr<mailto:valerie.schafer@cnrs.fr> —————————————————————————————— NEW JOURNAL: Internet Histories—Digital Technology, Culture and Society, inaugural issue (1(1-2)) OUT NOW, http://tandfonline.com/loi/rint20<http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Ftandfonline.com%2Floi%2Frint20&h…> LATEST PUBLICATIONS AND PAPERS The Web as History: Using Web Archives to Understand the Past and the Present (eds. N. Brügger, R. Schroeder). London: UCL Press, 2017 Download FREE copy: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ucl-press/browse-books/the-web-as-history Probing a nation’s web domain: A new approach to web history and a new kind of historical source. In G. Goggin, M. McLelland (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Global Internet Histories (pp. 61-73). New York/Abingdon: Routledge 2017. Webraries and Web Archives: The Web between public and private. In D. Baker, W. Ewans (Eds.), The End of Wisdom?: The Future of Libraries in a Digital Age (pp. 185–190). Oxford: Chandos Publishing, 2017. Pre-pub versions: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/312006853_Webraries_and_Web_Archiv… https://www.academia.edu/30729119/Webraries_and_Web_Archives_The_Web_betwee… Digital Humanities. In K.B. Jensen, R.T. Craig, J. Pooley, E. Rothenbuhler (Eds.), The International Encyclopedia of Communication Theory and Philosophy (vol. 1, pp. 548-556). Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell/The International Communication Association (ICA), 2016 Digital Humanities in the 21st Century: Digital Material as a Driving Force, Digital Humanities Quarterly, 10(3), 2016 Read article: http://www.digitalhumanities.org/dhq/vol/10/3/000256/000256.html The Web’s first 25 years (guest editor and Introduction), New Media & Society, 18(7), 2016 Read more: http://nms.sagepub.com/content/18/7 A brief history of Facebook as a media text: The development of an empty structure, First Monday, 20(5), 2015 Read article: http://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/5423 NIELS BRÜGGER, Professor (MSO, with special responsibilities), PhD Head of the Centre for Internet Studies, and of NetLab School of Communication and Culture Aarhus University Helsingforsgade 14, building 5347, room 236 8200 Aarhus N Denmark Phone (switchboard) +45 8715 0000 Phone (direct) +45 8716 1971 Phone (mobile) +45 2945 3231 E-mail nb(a)cc.au.dk<mailto:nb@dac.au.dk> Webpage http://imv.au.dk/~nb Profile at LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/1/50a/555 Skype name: niels_bruegger Orcid.org/0000-0003-1787-1980<http://Orcid.org/0000-0003-1787-1980> The Centre for Internet Studies, http://cfi.au.dk NetLab, http://netlab.dk RESAW, a Research Infrastructure for the Study of Archived Web Material, http://resaw.eu

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Fwd: [ATHENA] Appel Ã contributions revue Internet hist ories : Arpanet (1969-2019)
by Andrew Butrica 29 May '17

29 May '17

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Digital Technology, Culture and Society. >Â Â > >This call for papers aims at revisiting the >history of ARPANET, its genesis, development, >heritage, memories and the writing of its >history 50 years after the first four nodes came into service. > >ARPANETâs story is today part of the >Internetâs official heritage, as a first >crucial step in its development. Seminal >research, such as Janet AbbateâsÂ Inventing >the InternetÂ (1999) or Alexandre SerresâÂ Aux >sources dâInternet: lâÃ©mergence >dâARPANETÂ (2000) has extensively covered its >history. However, the 50thÂ anniversary of >ARPANET provides an occasion to reflect on >existing histories, to open the debate to new perspectives and approaches. Â > >What have these pioneering researchers provided >and what lessons have they taught us in terms of >studying the history of computer networks? When >considering ARPANET as a first step towards the >Internet: how did this determine and is still >determining our current understanding of the >Internet and of the ARPANET? Whaat other >chronologies and territories involving the >ARPANET can be advanced? What is left to explore >and discover in the ARPANETâs history? If the >ARPANET is dead today, are its heritage and spirit still alive and if so, how? > >Suggested topics:Â > >-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The ARPANETâs >inspirations:Â previous concepts, models, theories, technologies > >-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Development of computer networks >from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s: society, >culture, politics and economics in the >ARPANETâs times (from a local, national and international perspective) > >-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The place of ARPANET in the >history of ARPA/DARPA or funding agencies more generally > >-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The place of ARPANET within the history of military networks > >-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Trajectories of ARPANETâs >developments: from experiments to achievements, through mistakes and failures > >-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ARPANETâs communities: from developers to users > >-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ARPANETâs hardware and software >within the history of computers and computingÂ > >-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Famous and less-known protagonists or witnesses of ARPANETÂ > >-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Spaces, places, maps, >territories, geographies, and geopolitics of ARPANET > >-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Communicating with, through, and about ARPANETÂ > >-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ARPANET as a model: reception and >influence on other networks and/or in other countries > >-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ARPANETâs governance and architecture > >-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ARPANET and infrastructures for digital information > >-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ARPANETâs cultures: perimeters, specificities, limits > >-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The history of networks shaping collaborative work > >-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Writing ARPANETâs history: >critical historiography, methodology, epistemological issues > >-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â New discoveries in the history of ARPANET > >-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ARPANETâs heritage in the >present Internet and digital cultures >Â > >Of course, we encourage and welcome other topics >and perspectives on ARPANETâs history too.Â >Â Â > >Â Submissions > >The proposals are to be submitted toÂ > ><mailto:camillepaloqueberges@gmail.com>camillepaloqueberges(a)gmail.com > ><mailto:valerieschafer@wanadoo.fr>valerieschafer(a)wanadoo.fr > >explicitly mentioningÂ CFP ARPANET.Â >Â > >They need to fit in one page, detail an explicit >angle of analysis and outline, and integrate a short bibliography.Â > >Successful authors will be invited to submit >then a full paperÂ through the editorial system, >which will undergo full peer review and will >determine acceptance of papers for publication. >Â > >Calendar > >Deadline for the submission of proposals: October 15thÂ 2017Â > >Notification of proposal acceptance: November 15thÂ 2017Â > >Submissions of the full paper (6000-8000 words): April 15thÂ 2018Â > >Feedback based on reviews: June 30thÂ 2018Â > >Deadline for Revisions: October 15thÂ 2018 >Â > >Internet Histories: Digital Technology, Culture >and SocietyÂ is an international, >inter-disciplinary peer-reviewed journal >concerned with research on the cultural, social, >political and technological histories of the >internet and associated digital cultures. >Â > >More information on the journal can be found atÂ > ><http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?show=aimsScope&journal…>http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?show=aimsScope&journal… >Â > >Instructions for Authors are available at > ><http://www.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?show=instructions&journa…>http://www.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?show=instructions&journa… >Â > >Should you have any questions regarding this >CfP, please feel free to contact us:Â > ><mailto:camillepaloqueberges@gmail.com>camillepaloqueberges(a)gmail.com > ><mailto:valerie.schafer@cnrs.fr>valerieschafer(a)wanadoo.fr >Â > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-- >Institutional email address :Â ><mailto:camille.paloque_berges@cnam.fr>camille.paloque_berges(a)cnam.fr >*Laboratory for the History of Techno-Sciences >(HT2S),Â Conservatoire national des arts et >mÃ©tiers, 2 rue ContÃ©, 75003 Paris, France >*Associate researcher at theÂ Digital Paths >cluster ofÂ CNRS' Institute for Communication Sciences (ISCC)Â >==== >ATHENA : la liste de diffusion d'informations et >d'actualitÃ©s scientifiques en histoire des techniques. > >Le site web de la liste : https://listes.services.cnrs.fr/wws/info/athena >Pour gÃ©rer votre abonnement : https://listes.services.cnrs.fr/wws/pref >Pour envoyer un message Ã la liste : athena(a)services.cnrs.fr > >Cette liste de diffusion est hÃ©bergÃ©e, gÃ©rÃ©e >et financÃ©e par le centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS). 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Call for Papers: Workshop "Algorithmische Wissenskulturen? Der Einfluss des Computers auf die Wissenschaftsentwicklung" München, 12.10.2017 – 14.10.2017
by Alberts, Gerard 28 May '17

28 May '17

Dear Colleagues, even if the Munich Workshop will be German-spoken, you will want to know about, and may want to participate in, our workshop Cultures of Algorithmic Knowledge. It focuses more specifically on the impact of computers in the realm of the sciences. Hope to see you in October, Gerard Alberts Workshop: Algorithmische Wissenskulturen? Der Einfluss des Computers auf die Wissenschaftsentwicklung Datum: Do.,12.10.2017 – Sa.,14.10.2017 Ort: Deutsches Museum, München Organisation: Ulf Hashagen (Deutsches Museum/ LMU München) Rudolf Seising (Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena/Deutsches Museum) Gerard Alberts (Universität Amsterdam) Gabriele Gramelsberger (Universität Witten-Herdecke) Bewerbungsschluss 15.06.2017 Url http://www.deutsches-museum.de/forschung/aktuelles/tagungen/2017/ Call for Papers: Lange vor dem Aufkommen der „Digital Humanities“ und dem „Big Data“-Hype hat der Computer begonnen, die Wissenschaften zu revolutionieren. Dieser Prozess setzte Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts ein und hat sich in den vergangenen Jahrzehnten nicht nur erheblich beschleunigt, sondern grundlegende methodische Veränderungen in den Wissenschaften mit sich gebracht. Inzwischen hat diese Entwicklung in unserer gegenwärtigen Wissenschaftswelt eine derartige Bedeutung gewonnen, dass die Europäische Union im Jahr 2013 die Vision von „Digital Science“ in das Programm „Horizon 2020“ integrierte und dabei von einer “radical transformation of the nature of science“ sprach. Schon seit der Herausbildung des modernen Wissenschaftssystems im 19. Jahrhundert existierten in Teilen der Natur- und Technikwissenschaften weit ausgeprägte algorithmische Wissenskulturen. Dies galt vor allem für die Astronomie und Geodäsie, die als empirische Wissenschaften neben Theorie und Datenerhebung durch Beobachtung bzw. Experiment auch über eine ausgebildete Rechenkultur verfügten, die als dritte grundlegende Methode für die Erklärung und Vorhersage von Naturphänomenen diente. Die Entwicklung von algorithmisierten numerischen Methoden war für die Wissenschaftler zentraler Teil ihrer disziplinären Agenda. Die Anwendung der Rechenverfahren wurde mehr und mehr institutionalisiert und dabei menschlichen Rechnern – im englischen Sprachraum auch als human computers bezeichnet – übertragen, die die Massendaten („Input“) auswerteten und für Vorhersagen („Output“) nutzten. Als Hilfsmittel dienten papierne Datenbanken (Tafelwerke), aus denen die Rechner neue papierne Datenbanken (Tafelwerke) als wissenschaftliche Publikationen erzeugten. Im frühen 20. Jahrhundert setzte eine Mechanisierung dieser Verfahren ein, bei der Rechenmaschinen von human computers genutzt bzw. deren Aufgaben gänzlich durch Hollerithmaschinen erledigt wurden. Dem Aufkommen maschinenbasierter Rechenkulturen folgte bald ihr Aufstieg in anderen Wissenschaftsfeldern wie Meteorologie, Klimatologie, Hydrologie, Statistik, Ballistik und Luftfahrtwissenschaften. Die Erfindung des Computers in den 1940er Jahren scheint zunächst keine breitenwirksamen und systematischen Veränderungen in den algorithmischen Wissenskulturen ausgelöst zu haben. Erst in den 1960er Jahren setze ein allgemeiner Prozess ein, der zu einer breiten Verwendung des Computers in den Natur- und Ingenieurwissenschaften führte, wobei dieser zunächst als äußerst schnelle, programmierbare Rechenmaschine Verwendung fand. In den folgenden Jahrzehnten wuchs die Bedeutung von algorithmischen Wissenskulturen in den einzelnen Disziplinen teilweise enorm stark an – bis hin zu Disziplinen wie den Klimawissenschaften, die auf der Verwendung von Computern basieren. Dieser wissenschafts- und technikhistorische Workshop will sich den Fragen widmen, welche grundlegenden und methodischen Veränderungen der Computer in der Wissenschaftspraxis und im Agenda-Setting der einzelnen wissenschaftlichen Disziplinen mit sich brachte, und wie er algorithmischen Wissenskulturen in einzelnen Disziplinen transformierte bzw. neuartige algorithmische Wissenskulturen entstehen ließ. Allgemeiner ließe sich fragen, wie der Computer als Maschine, Werkzeug und Medium die Entwicklung der Wissenschaften beeinflusst hat. Welche neuen methodischen Möglichkeiten der mathematischen Modellierung, der Simulation und der Datenanalyse resultierten daraus? Wie ist das Phänomen der Computersimulation historisch einzuordnen? Kann sie heute quasi als „dritter Weg“ neben Theorie und Experiment in den Natur- und Ingenieurwissenschaften angesehen werden? Inwieweit ist der Algorithmus das wissenserzeugende Element in dieser Entwicklung? Wir laden wissenschaftshistorische, technikhistorische, wissenschaftssoziologische sowie wissenschaftsphilosophische Beiträge ein, die algorithmischen Wissenskulturen und die Veränderungen der Wissenschaften durch den Computer im 20. Jahrhundert thematisieren. Die zeitliche Perspektive grenzen wir in der Regel ein auf die historischen Entwicklungen vom frühen 20. Jahrhundert bis zur Gegenwart ein. Erbeten werden bis zum 15. Juni 2017 Exposés in einem Umfang von maximal 5.000 Zeichen (zu richten an r.seising(a)lrz.uni-muenchen.de<mailto:r.seising@lrz.uni-muenchen.de> und an U.Hashagen(a)lrz.uni-muenchen.de<mailto:U.Hashagen@lrz.uni-muenchen.de>). Für Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmer mit einem akzeptierten Vortrag kann eine Reisekostenunterstützung in Aussicht gestellt werden. Vorgesehen ist, auf der Basis der Vorträge im Jahr 2018 einen konzeptionell möglichst geschlossenen Band mit ausgewählten, qualitativ hochwertigen Beiträgen in einem renommierten Wissenschaftsverlag zu publizieren. Daher soll auf dem Workshop eine ausführliche inhaltliche und methodische Diskussion der Beiträge und des Gesamtkonzepts erfolgen.

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New CBI Newsletter (Spring 2017, Vol. 39:1)
by Charles Babbage Institute 25 May '17

25 May '17

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Temporary Closure of SIGCIS List
by Andrew Russell 24 May '17

24 May '17

Dear SIGCIS Community, Earlier this evening, what members of the SIGCIS Executive Committee were available convened over the Internet to make a determination regarding the SIGCIS listserv. We are all saddened that we witnessed, in a matter of hours, a deep unraveling of this community. We have elected to temporarily close the listserv while we internally debate how to address the concerns raised by this incident. The members(a)SIGCIS.org list is now set to moderate and hold all incoming messages. The SIGCIS Officers will he holding a discussion about the list's scope and policies in the coming days. Andy Russell SIGCIS Chair

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SIGCIS list acceptable use policy
by Andrew Russell 24 May '17

24 May '17

Dear colleagues - The SIGCIS mailing list has hundreds of subscribers, and has an Acceptable Use Policy posted at http://www.sigcis.org/?q=node/14 <http://www.sigcis.org/?q=node/14>. It’s not perfect, but we all agreed to it when we signed up for the list. Please note #5 under “Topics NOT suitable for posting to members(a)SIGCIS.org <mailto:members@SIGCIS.org>” which, I think, speaks for itself: 5. Extended, open-ended discussion on a specific topic. It would be better to send an initial expression of interest to the entire members(a)SIGCIS.org list. If initial replies suggest an interest in further discussion, then the SIGCIS Web Infrastructure Officer (e-mail admin(a)sigcis.org <mailto:admin@sigcis.org>) will be happy set up a specialized venue for further discussion, such as an online discussion forum or an opt-in email list for people interested in the specific topic. Thank you, Andy Russell SIGCIS Chair

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ATM 50th anniversary - looking for an author
by Jonathan Coopersmith 24 May '17

24 May '17

theconversation.com is looking for a short piece on the ATM. If interested, read on and contact Jeff Inglis. I recommend writing for it -- the editing makes me look like a good writer and the articles are placed widely. RFP: ATM machine technology - for good and bad. With the 50th anniversary of the first automated cash machine approaching (on June 27), we’re looking for a scholar of cybercrime and cybersecurity who could explain how ATMs work, how they have developed over time, and how criminals have used various types technology (such as skimming) to steal money from banks and their customers. *Jeff Inglis* *Science + Technology Editor, The Conversation US *E: jeff.inglis@ theconversation.com *T*: @jinglis <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_jinglis&d=…> *V*: +1.617.356.7837 625 Massachusetts Ave Jonathan Coopersmith Professor Department of History Texas A&M University College Station, TX 77843-4236 979.845.7151 979.862.4314 (fax) Latest article: https://theconversation.com/what-fax-machines-can-teach-us-about-electric-c… *FAXED. The Rise and Fall of the Fax Machine* (Johns Hopkins University Press) is the co-recipient of the 2016 Business History Conference Hagley Prize for best book in business history.

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