Technology and the Transnational Making of History: The Development of Historical Computing in the 1960s and 1970s

Key Points

• The development of historical computing reshaped how history is understood and recorded across different cultures.
• Conversations at the workshop will explore innovations in archival techniques during the 1960s and 1970s.
• Focuses on transnational influences that shaped early digital history, laying groundwork for modern practices.
• Highlights the importance of technology in connecting histories from both East and West.

Abstract