The Prehistory of IT

Information Technology seems to arrive suddenly and transform our lives in the blink of an eye. But its backstory is just as thrilling as anything you’ll see in the media today. This lecture series is the story of world-changing developments in IT and the threads woven through our industrial and social revolutions. It explores enduring connections between ancient and modern technologies and our changing relationship to information and collective memory. By looking back, we can better understand how humanity got here, and where it might go next.