Stars Mick Ford, Nigel Hawthorne, Maureen Lipman and Michael Elphick
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A digital dark age? The people rescuing forgotten knowledge trapped on old floppy disks
A digital dark age? The people rescuing forgotten knowledge trapped on old floppy disks
From lectures by Stephen Hawking to the letters of British politician Neil Kinnock – it’s a race against time to save the historical treasures locked away on old floppy disks.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20251009-rescuing-knowledge-trapped-on-old-floppy-disks
https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20251009-rescuing-knowledge-trapped-on-old-floppy-disks
Collaboration and mediation: a guide to the creation of the Stephen Hawking Archive – Science Museum Group Journal
This paper discusses the creation of the Stephen Hawking Archive in collaboration with scientific colleagues, technical and personal assistants and with the use of assistive communications technology, advocating for the addition of further digital material to the Stephen Hawking Archive.
https://journal.sciencemuseum.ac.uk/article/collaboration-and-mediation-a-guide-to-the-creation-of-the-stephen-hawking-archive/
The man who invented the world wide web
The Rest is Politics: Leading interview with Sir Tim Berners-Lee. Listen to this interview in your podcast player.
