Pantographs have been widely used for centuries; for example, in surveying and embroidery. With these devices, drawings can be enlarged and reduced.
Herbert Bruderer From BLOG@CACM | March 2, 2020 at 10:02 AM
Scientists consider the limits of ethics in the realm of artificial intelligence, and how to mitigate its biases.
Lawrence M. Fisher From BLOG@CACM | February 26, 2020 at 09:33 AM
Herbert Bruderer asks why no information technology industry emerged in Switzerland in the 1950s, despite the appearance of computers from several sources.
Herbert Bruderer From BLOG@CACM | January 28, 2020 at 12:34 PM
According to the most recent (2018-28) U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, the top five STEM career opportunities are all in computing.
Joel C. Adams From BLOG@CACM | January 4, 2020 at 04:13 PM
We are celebrating the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci's death with a major exhibition of the Renaissance painter's works.
Herbert Bruderer From BLOG@CACM | November 4, 2019 at 09:42 AM
How many students learn general-purpose programming today, compared to using other computing environments or learning other STEM subjects?
Mark Guzdial From BLOG@CACM | November 3, 2019 at 04:18 PM
Two recent reports point to the important of teaching female students to program and that it's never "too late."
Mark Guzdial From BLOG@CACM | October 6, 2019 at 12:50 PM
In the 18th century, there were several famous makers of automatons in Europe; who created the Chinese musical clock automaton figure?
Herbert Bruderer From BLOG@CACM | August 1, 2019 at 09:39 AM
The Turing Lectures of 2018 ACM A.M. Turing Award Laureates Geoffrey Hinton and Yann LeCun were highlights of the welcome session of ACM FCRC.
Lawrence M. Fisher From BLOG@CACM | June 24, 2019 at 12:04 PM