IN BRIEF Antiquity: First calculating tools 19th century: Charles Babbage and the analytical engine 1936: Emergence of modern computing 1951: Marketing of the first computer, the UNIAC 1981: Launch of the IBM PC Technology stories: Link between mathematics and programming 1980s: Development of microprocessors Ethics: Debates on the societal impact of technologies From the rudimentary … Read more
IN SHORT Antiquity: First calculating tools 19th century: Charles Babbage and the analytical engine 1936: Emergence of modern computing 1951: Commercialization of the first computer, the UNIAC 1981: Launch of the IBM PC Technology stories: Link between mathematics and programming 1980s: Development of microprocessors Ethics: Debates on the societal impact of technologies From the rudimentary … Read more
IN BRIEF Influence of physical techniques on society Transformations of working methods through technology Impact of digital overconsumption on social relationships Value and meaning of work in the current context Technical progress and its social consequences Evolutions of interactions between scientists and society Advances in biophysics: issues and applications Importance of physics in our daily … Read more