Inspirational women: Angela Ruiz Robles - Code Week
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A teacher who introduced her classroom to a mechanical version of the modern e-book. The year was 1949 when the first computers were the size of a living room.     Angela Ruiz Robles was born in 1895. She started her teaching career early in 1915, at the same high school where she completed her […]
  • Boozilla@lemmy.worldEnglish
    16·
    1 month ago

    Reminds me of microfiche, which was very popular in libraries in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. This lady was ahead of her time.

    • Got_Bent@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      1 month ago

      I never did any real research with microfiche, but I sure did love going through old newspapers. I especially loved all the old advertisements.

      • Boozilla@lemmy.worldEnglish
        9·
        1 month ago

        The void left behind by the decline of most small local newspapers has never been truly filled, IMHO.

        • Got_Bent@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          1 month ago

          There were also weird sizes and brands like Clan Kangaroo Scotch Whisky in the seven quart bottle, invariably sold at a drug store next to the Dutch Master cigars.

  • BearOfaTime@lemm.eeEnglish
    11·
    1 month ago

    Weren’t these types of things already used for maps at this point?

    I’m pretty sure I’ve seen them displayed with early automobiles, people used them to navigate across the US before WWII.