40 Years of Mobile Phones
AIT looks at the 40 history of the mobile phone, which has changed society and ushered in an era of hyperconnectivity. And, in the words of Ben Wood, founder of the Mobile Phone Museum and Chief Analyst at CCS Insight: “No other invention in recent memory has shaped how we live more fundamentally.”
Human Computer Interface
The story of how HCI evolved from the early years of computing in the 1950s to today’s world of Graphical User Interfaces and interactive displays used by billions of people.
Quantum Computing
Sir Peter Knight thinks that a powerful quantum computer is a decade away, with the potential to break the internet. Find out more in his interview.
Where is AI taking us?
Interviews from eight thought leaders in our archives share views on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its future impact on our way of life.
Stories of the Internet from the pioneers who made it happen
Looking through our archive we map many of the internet’s significant developments from initial ideas to tests as well as its commercialisation, initial uses and benefits, risks to society and current developments
Supercomputers and the Met Office: at the forefront of weather and climate science
Through the personal accounts of Archivist, Catherine Ross, Hybrid Cloud Solutions Architect, Martyn Catlow, Tech Director and CIO, Charlie Ewen and IT Fellow, Chris Little we get an encapsulating story of both the Met Office’s history and the history of computing
The Met Office and supercomputers: a fascinating timeline
The Met Office was established in 1854 and today is at the forefront of critical weather services and world-leading climate science using powerful computers. Here we present a fascinating timeline of key events in its technological journey