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75 Years of Human-Computer Interaction and its Impact on Society Our report From Punch Cards to Brain Computer Interfaces: 75 Years of Human-Computer Interaction describes how HCI evolved from the early years of computing in the 1950s, when the subject was dominated by a small number of mainframes, to today’s world where we talk about Graphical User Interfaces and interactive displays used by billions of people. -
80 years on: the V weapon attacks on Britain This blog will look at how V1 and V2 rockets were used against British soil eighty years ago and their impact on local communities and ordinary people’s lives. -
From bricks to bendables: 40 years of Mobile Phones It’s been 40 years since the first mobile phones went on sale in the UK and the first networks to support them were built, and in the words of Ben Wood, founder of the Mobile Phone Museum and Chief Analyst at CCS Insight: “No other invention in recent memory has shaped how we live more fundamentally than the mobile phone.” -
Their Finest Hour Interactive Map Their Finest Hour's newly launched interactive map allows you to follow 100 personal journeys through the Second World War, across Britain and the globe. From military service and internment to evacuation and everyday life on the home front, each journey reveals a unique perspective on life during the Second World War. Use the keyword filters to tailor your exploration, and adjust the date slider to focus on specific moments in time. View photographs, letters, and personal objects linked to each story, trace individuals' journeys across the globe, and explore wartime geography using historic overlays and Second World War-era map boundaries. Each point on the map opens a story panel where you can explore a personal account in more detail and access a direct link to the full contribution in the Their Finest Hour Online Archive, which holds over 2,000 stories and 25,000 digitised items shared by members of the public between 2022 and 2024.