archatlas:

I Am Computer by Docubyte

‘I am computer’ celebrates the visual character of desktop computing machines from a colourless period in industrial design.

From word processors and video terminals, to the very first desktop personal computers, these compact machines heralded a beige age, a period of microcomputing from the the 1970s and early 80s when design standards had conformed to realise a palette of neutral coloured machines throughout offices and later the home.

(via commodorez)

engineeringhistory:
“Melba Roy, January 1st, 1964. Roy headed the group of NASA mathematicians, known as “computers,” who tracked the Echo satellites. Roy’s computations helped produce the orbital element timetables by which millions could view the...

engineeringhistory:

Melba Roy, January 1st, 1964. Roy headed the group of NASA mathematicians, known as “computers,” who tracked the Echo satellites. Roy’s computations helped produce the orbital element timetables by which millions could view the satellite from Earth as it passes overhead. She went on to become Program Production Section Chief at Goddard Space Flight Center.