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Computing Britain

Hannah Fry looks back at 75 years of computing history to reveal the UK's lead role in developing the technologies we rely on today

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'Savings with a thrill!'In 1956, adverts enticed the British public with a brand new opportunity. Buy premium bonds for ... Read more

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From the earliest days of electronic computers, commentators feared that mass unemployment would result from the efficie... Read more

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