The natural historian, Stephen Hales, who was the first to measure blood pressure, was born 17 September 1677 #histsci #histtech
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Wait...is Artefacts being held the same week as SHOT?!

At least people could conceivably participate in both meeting since:
1) They won't overlap (Artefacts=M-W, SHOT=Th-Sun)
2) SHOT will be virtual

#histtech #histSTM ⚙️

The history of the proportional compass an early analogue calculator #histsci #histtech
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One week from today: CHSTM's History of Tech. working group kicks off its 2026-27 calendar by hosting a conversation w/Hyungsub Choi & Timothy Stoneman--the incoming editors of History+Technology!

Join us on Zoom on Sep. 22 from 1-2:30 PM, EDT:
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#histSTM #histtech 🗃️📜⚙️

#OTD September 11, 1940 First 'remote computing' took place between a teletype terminal in New Hampshire communicating over phone lines with Bell Labs Complex Number Calculator in New York. Later called the Model I Relay Computer, it used telephone relays and groups of four bits. #histtech