English mathematician Ada Lovelace, is celebrated as the first computer programmer. @adalovelaceday.bsky.social honours women's STEM achievements in her memory. We've created a free educational lesson plan archivesit.org.uk/lesson-plans.... Engraving courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery.

Fancy a brew? ☕ An employee at Birmingham tech firm Deltacam Systems uses CAD software to design a jug kettle. The PC monitor is by US company SiliconGraphics. Deltacam Systems was based in Aston Park in the 1990s. Photo courtesy of Express & Star Photo Archives at Wolverhampton Archives.

Happy 60th Birthday BT tower, inaugurated by British PM Harold Wilson on this day in 1965, the tallest UK building until 1980. Here our Chairman John Carrington, poses for a photo on the roof of his office in Howland Street, 1984. He was the first MD of BT Cellnet. @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social

🍰 LEO (Lyons Electronic Office) was the first computer used for business, developed by UK firm J. Lyons & Co Ltd, known for tea shops and cakes. They needed to automate their payroll, marking the beginning of computers in business. Photo courtesy of the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick.

⚡English Electric's London HQ in Aldwych housed two bronze giants, 'Power' and 'Speed,' by Sir Charles Wheeler. Sold to an American bank in 1971, they were returned as 'unacceptable' due to their realism. Now at Eltham College. Photo: Express & Star Newspapers, Wolverhampton Archives. #EYAMonsters

💽 Ferranti was a key UK electrical engineering firm, known for defence electronics, power grids, and the Ferranti Mark 1, the first commercial computer. It had training schools where apprentices wore brown dust-coats. Photo courtesy of Science Museum Group Collection Online. #EYAEducation

People working in the warehouse at Digital, Galway Ireland, packaging computer hardware for delivery to customers. American tech firm Digital (or DEC as it was also known) operated a factory in Galway which ran from 1971-1993. Image thanks to Digital Galway 💻

September is the month of education @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social and what better time to share the *free* teaching resources we have for you to use in the classroom, assembly or home education setting 👨‍🏫 #EYAEducation

Professor Sir Martin Sweeting preparing UoSAT-2 for thermal vacuum testing in 1983 🛰️ @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social

📢🎓Primary teachers! 👀 Check out our primary Computing Curriculum resources - now including complete lesson plans for Year 1 through 6, as well as themed whole school activities. All designed to be user-friendly and freely available for teachers 👉 bit.ly/4gkHSg4 #CSEd #EduSky #TeamCompSci #STEM

🤔 What advice would you give a young person starting out in the tech industry today? At Archives of IT, we are grateful to the many inspirational tech leaders who have shared their advice with young people as they look back on their own careers in conversation with us... see the archive for more!

It is with great sadness we share Roger Graham OBE, founder of Archives of IT, passed away on Friday 8 August. Our thoughts are with Roger’s wife Irene, family and friends. Roger founded us in 2015 after a 60 year career in IT. Find out more in our tribute below. archivesit.org.uk/roger-graham...

We are sad to hear of the death of Dame Stephanie Shirley. We had the privilege to interview her about her life and achievements in 2017. Listen to her interview below. We remember her as a information technology pioneer, businesswoman and philanthropist. archivesit.org.uk/interviews/d...

We are deeply saddened to learn the news of the passing of Academy Fellow Dame Stephanie Shirley. A pioneering tech entrepreneur, philanthropist and icon for gender equality, she will continue to be an inspiration to many. Watch her Engineering Hero film here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_HU...

💡For History Day North, find out how we can help you with your research project on the history of IT, telecommunications and computing. See our showcase exhibitions.london.ac.uk/s/history-da... @ihr.bsky.social @senatehouselib.bsky.social #DCDC25

Only a week to go until #HistDayNorth 2025! We can't wait to showcase our collection of oral history interviews with tech pioneers to more students, researchers & budding historians. Check out this video from last year for an introduction to our archive & start exploring: bit.ly/40yqLRo. #DCDC25

Last month, AIT CEO Tola Sargeant had the privilege of sitting down with a true #spacetech pioneer, Professor Sir Martin Sweeting at Surrey Satellite Technology, to hear his inspiring story. Follow the link to our website, or subscribe to our YouTube channel, to watch the interview 👉 bit.ly/45fi9l6

We are delighted to share a personal story on the mobile phone revolution from founding MD of Cellnet John Carrington. Here, John takes us back to the late 1980s when he was part of delegations that secured a pan-European agreement on a mobile network standard. 👉 archivesit.org.uk/blog-2/the-m...

📢 Calling all teachers & parents... looking for a summer activity for 7-11 year-olds that is tech-related but doesn't involve screen time? Download our free 'Summer of Stories & Discovery' activity booklet & encourage your young people to take on the summer reading challenge! 📚 🙌 bit.ly/46G9OrT

🚀 We’ve launched a tech-themed summer reading challenge in collaboration with @techbooks4kids.bsky.social. 📚 The 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 is aimed at children aged 7 to 11 and offers screen-free fun over the summer holidays. Please download and share! archivesit.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Our #summerreadingchallenge is launching on Monday! Read more about what to expect www.technologybooksforchildren.org/2025/07/03/s... #BookSky #Technology #ChildrensBooks #EduSky

✳️ AIT is proud to publish the personal stories of 21 former workers of the Digital Equipment Corporation — pioneer of the minicomputer — in collaboration with @readingmuseum.bsky.social and The National Museum of Computing. #TechPioneers #OralHistory ➡️ Read more: archivesit.org.uk/interviews-w...

🏅 The winners of the Digit<all> CODE (Champions of Digital Engineering) Awards have been announced. ✳️ The awards were created to help young digital leaders shine and this year Archives of IT sponsored the inaugural IT Pioneer Award. #STEMEducation ➡️ Read more: archivesit.org.uk/code-award-w...

For International Women in Engineering Day, why not watch this fascinating interview with Mandy Chessell CBE, awarded a CBE for services to engineering and the first woman to be awarded the Silver Medal of the Royal Academy of Engineering 🏅 archivesit.org.uk/interviews/m... ‪@raeng.org.uk‬ #INWED25

Today is mathematician Alan Turing's birthday! 🎂 As well as his achievements at Bletchley during WWII, did you know he also had a hand in one of the first computer programmes? Find out more below!

Today, let’s take a moment to recognize and celebrate the namesake of our most prestigious award: Alan M. Turing, who was born on this day in 1912. His work cracked the Enigma code, helped win WWII, and laid the groundwork for #AI. More on him, here: amturing.acm.org/amtv.cfm

It is 75 years since the Pilot ACE computer ran its first programme at the National Physical Laboratory in Teddington. Find out more about the history of this early computer with our archivist 👇 @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social ‪@sciencemuseum.org.uk‬ #teamcompsci

We were delighted to support the Enterprise Awards as Impact Partner this year with our CEO Tola Sargeant chairing the Judging Panel & co-hosting the Awards ceremony at Drapers' Hall in London last night. Many congratulations to the winners and finalists all inspiring tech entrepreneurs! 🏆 🚀

This is a good (section of the) video, produced for the launch of the Acorn Archimedes, that explains how a RISC processor works. #TeamCompSci www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKTa...

🎂 2025 marks the 40th birthday of the ARM1 microchip. Find out more about this iconic piece of tech hardware from our archivist 👇 @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social

🗣️ Check out our June newsletter which features a comment on London Tech Week from CEO Tola Sargeant and a special blog by Chair of Trustees, John Carrington on what it was like being part of the mobile phone revolution 40 years ago as MD of Cellnet. ➡️ mailchi.mp/8332e3ff09cd...

International Archives Week starts today! The International Council on Archives have organised free webinars everyday open to everyone: www.ica.org/join-the-iaw... Because making archives accessible is much more than digitising them. 🙌🏽 #IAW2025

It’s 7️⃣ 5️⃣ years since the Alan Turing-designed, National Physical Laboratory-built Pilot ACE computer became functional. It was one of the first computers built in the UK and one of the earliest with general-purpose, stored-program capabilities. Read more: archivesit.org.uk/75-years-sin...

We have really enjoyed having Lang Cheng and Ziyu Wang from UCL on placement with us over the last few months. Read their perspectives on digital norms in the Chinese context - "Professionalism" and "Cancel Culture" - inspired by AIT's Forum on 'Norms in the Digital Age' 👍 bit.ly/45duyqf

Today, we're highlighting Dina St Johnston, a pioneering woman in #Computing whose company, VPS, once owned our Elliott 803! Learn more about Dina from Simon Lavington, TNMOC's Honorary Fellow from 2024 👉 buff.ly/kkHEChO #RetroComputing #Museum #RetroTech

Check out our May newsletter to hear about... 🔍 our #STEM work with primary schools 🎉 the 40th anniversary of Arm's first microchip 🫖 how a pioneering British teashop developed the world's first business computer & called it LEO ... & much more! 👀👉 bit.ly/4kfCo79 #TeamCompSci #HistTech #CSEd

Did you know we provide free computing curriculum resources for KS1 & KS2, as well as themed whole school content, perfect for primary school assemblies? 🔍Check out our website to learn more and download the resources 👉 bit.ly/3Rw44IA #EduSky #TeamCompSci #CSed #STEM

For World Quantum Day, listen to British physicist and professor of quantum optics Sir Peter Knight talk about where he sees the direction of quantum computing youtu.be/o8zO2LdRJBk?... #EYAEarth 🌍 @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social @worldquantumday.bsky.social

Our latest LinkedIn newsletter is out! Check it out for a quick taste of what the team has been up to recently, including highlights from our Forum in January and our IT education work. Subscribe on LinkedIn 👉 www.linkedin.com/build-relati... #Hist

🎂 Did you know 2025 is the 300th anniversary of punched paper tape? First used in 1725 by Basile Bouchon to control textile looms, this perforated data storage paved the way for modern #Computing 🖱️ Visit us to see how data storage has evolved👉 buff.ly/JBY2QBF

Know a young tech wizard? Do they have an IT hero that inspires them? Why not nominate them for a @digitallcharity.bsky.social CODE award. Categories (including our own 'IT Pioneer' award) prizes and nomination forms can be found on www.digitall.charity/codeawards Good luck! 🍀

Catch up with the latest news from Archives of IT - check out our April newsletter 👀👉 bit.ly/4hU2OcR Featuring @readingmuseum.bsky.social, @digitallcharity.bsky.social , @msbclarke.bsky.social, @rspb.bsky.social, @tolas.bsky.social & more!

We had a great visit @readingmuseum.bsky.social to visit their DIGITAL Revolution exhibition celebrating the history of Reading's digital industries - well worth a visit!

Love this short film from @newscientist.com! Really brings to life the early history of #computing, telling the story of the 1940s EDSAC computer & the @tnmoc.bsky.social project to rebuild a working replica. 👏 #HistTech #TeamCompSci #CSEd www.newscientist.com/video/247101...

Any teachers - or aspiring teachers - out there with an interest in computing, history & entrepreneurship? This unique opportunity could be your next role... #TeamCompSci #CSEd #HistTech #EduSky www.tes.com/jobs/vacancy...

📢 @ReadingMuseum.bsky.social launched its DIGITAL Revolution exhibition today, which charts the rise of the town’s tech industry from 1964 to the present. As part of the project, 31 oral history interviews have been conducted and will feature on AIT’s website. ➡️ archivesit.org.uk/digital-revo...

Any teachers - or aspiring teachers - out there with an interest in computing, history & entrepreneurship? This unique opportunity could be your next role... #TeamCompSci #CSEd #HistTech #EduSky www.tes.com/jobs/vacancy...

We're delighted to be partnering with Digit<all> to support the inaugural ‘IT Pioneers’ CODE Award this year. 🏆🎉 🥇Winners & finalists from the Junior (9-14) & Senior (15+) categories win Amazon vouchers! Nominate your outstanding young IT Pioneers by 30 April! 👀👉 www.digitall.charity/codeawards

Did you know that the first computer system in the UK House of Commons was a piece of assistive technology? 🧏‍♂️ @ukhouseofcommons.bsky.social @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social #EYAJustice

Know a Computer Science teacher with a keen interest in the history of computing? This is an exciting new role at London's Mill Hill School as part of a project with Archives of IT to educate young people about how tech has transformed our lives. Closing date 24 Feb 👉 bit.ly/3X1dFtZ #TeamCompSci