ca. 1970s (made)
| Artist/Maker |
This photograph of a computer generated image was produced by Wade Shaw, probably at the Atlas Computer Laboratory in Chiltern, Buckinghamshire. Historically, this was one of the most important computer laboratories in the world and was established in 1961 to allow British scientists access to some of the most advanced computing equipment of the time.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Photographic print on paper |
| Brief description | Computer-generated photographic print on paper, by Wade Shaw, ca. 1970s. |
| Physical description | Photographic print on paper; line drawing in black. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Computer Arts Society, supported by System Simulation Ltd, London |
| Summary | This photograph of a computer generated image was produced by Wade Shaw, probably at the Atlas Computer Laboratory in Chiltern, Buckinghamshire. Historically, this was one of the most important computer laboratories in the world and was established in 1961 to allow British scientists access to some of the most advanced computing equipment of the time. |
| Other number | CAS/A/0205 - Previous owner's number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.370-2009 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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