Prescient and fascinating document from BBC-TV exploring the prehistory of contemporary information technology; the filmmakers elaborate some of the [primitive] computer’s potentials: text and voice recognition, simple deductive logic, computer assisted design and voice synthesis. Enquires into the development of robots and the problem this creation poses for human beings.
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ACMI Identifier
006554
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Computer industry
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrial efficiency
Crafts & Visual Arts → Computer graphics
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Computer arithmetic
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Computers
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Computers - History
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Programming (Electronic computers)
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)