Computer Museum News
25-11-2024
Welcome boost to the heritage of LEO, the world's first business computer Photograph: Ralph and Frank Land with a montage of LEO photographs from the archive Funding for a new Land LEO Archivist post...
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11-11-2024
We are looking for people with a bright and outgoing personality to join our small but mighty learning team.
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06-09-2024
Applications are invited for the post of Project Co-Ordinator for our funded project Broken Tech : Broken Earth.
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Fifty years ago, the first retail barcode was scanned, marking a pivotal moment in computing history by linking a physical product to its digital identity.
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The Centre for Computing History has received a £93,200 grant from the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund, run by the Museums Association for its new project, 'Broken Tech: Broken Earth.
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09-08-2024
We are delighted to receive £4,000 MathWorks Community Grant We are thrilled to have been awarded a £4,000 Community Grant from MathWorks, a leading developer of mathematical computing software for engineers and scientists.
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Cambridge's Centre for Computing History has been recognised as a top attraction with a 2024 Tripadvisor Traveller’s Choice award, placing it among the top 10% of listings around the world on Tripadvisor.
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A £20,000 donation from Citrix has given 9,000 children a unique chance to learn about the development of modern computing technology, including Cambridge’s influential role, at the Centre for Computing History.
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04-12-2023
Fundraising & Development Manager Would you enjoy working closely with colleagues in a busy independent, accredited museum to achieve ambitious goals to further develop a thriving museum? Do you...
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24-11-2023
We are delighted to announce the appointment of three new Trustees to the Board of the Centre for Computing History.
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08-09-2023
Earlier this year we installed our Virtual LEO I exhibit in our main gallery so it could be used by our visitors, especially our visiting school groups.
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05-08-2023
We need to replace the roof on our collections store - we call it the cache store (what else?!
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28-03-2023
Join us as a trustee – and help shape the future of The Centre for Computing History Would you like to be part of a dynamic and innovative museum? Can you help us build our network of museum and...
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21-09-2022
What was it really like to be in at the start of business computing, to attempt what no-one had done before, to develop totally new ways of processing and managing data that would eventually completel...
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15-07-2022
The Centre for Computing History and partners The LEO Computers Society are delighted to announce that their film about LEO, the world’s first business computer has won the Association of Britis...
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The Centre for Computing History in Cambridge, UK is marking the 40th anniversary of IT82 with a series of events and exhibits.
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09-03-2022
The Centre for Computing History was very sorry to hear that Mary Coombs, the first woman to write programs for Lyons Electronic Office (LEO), the world’s first business computer, has died at th...
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Lyons Electronic Office: The Story of the World’s First Business Computer To mark the 70th anniversary of LEO, the world’s first business computer, the LEO Computers Society and the Centre...
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Collabora, a leading open source software consultancy, has become the latest technology company to support the Centre for Computing History (CCH)’s mission and work.
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Applications are invited for the post of Project Archivist on our Heritage Lottery funded project 'Swiss Rolls, Tea & the Electronic Office: A history of LEO, the world's first business computer'.
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