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When art met science: A machine birthed computer art’s surprising origins.
Peripheral Vision
Bell Labs, the S-C 4020, and the Origins of Computer Art
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Summary
How the S-C 4020, a mainframe peripheral intended to produce scientific visualizations, shaped a series of early computer art projects that emerged from Bell Labs.
In 1959, the electronics manufacturer Stromberg-Carlson produced the S-C 4020, a device that allowed mainframe computers to present and preserve images. In the mainframe era, the output of text and image was quite literally peripheral; the S-C 4020—a strange and elaborate apparatus, with a cathode ray screen, a tape deck, a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262548823 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262548828 |
| Author: | Zabet Patterson |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 152 |
| Release Date: | 15 August 2023 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
| Series: | Platform Studies |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
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B-Format130 × 198 mm
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About The Author
Zabet Patterson
Zabet Patterson is Assistant Professor of Contemporary Art and Digital Media at Stony Brook University.
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