The leading approach to the simplex method, a widely used technique for balancing complex logistical constraints, can’t get any better. A $100 Billion Chip Project Forced a 91-Year-Old Woman From Her ...

When I was at the library recently, I reviewed a 1946 publication by an urban planning agency. The purple color of the text of the document jogged my memory. The pages had been printed on a ditto ...

When Allen Ginsberg gave his first public reading of his poem Howl in San Francisco in 1955, the American literary scene was undergoing a radical shift. More than ever before, writers were evocatively ...

__1876: __Thomas Edison receives a patent for the mimeograph. It will dominate the world of small-press-run publication for a century. Before the inkjet printer, before the laser printer, before the ...

Ernie Smith is a former contributor to EdTech and a tech history nut who researches vintage operating systems for fun. Today, many teachers and students probably think nothing of copying a document.

Before the laser printer, before the Xerox, and before the carbon copy, there was the mimeograph machine. In 1876, Thomas A. Edison (1847-1931) filed a United States patent for autographic printing by ...

When it comes to EDUCAUSE, I like to think of myself as something of a member of the loyal opposition. Often, I find myself wishing that EDUCAUSE could be more critical about educational technology, ...

What do you do when you miss out on a few classes because of your absence? You either take the notes from your best friend and write a copy for yourself, or just run it through a photocopier and get ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

What if the future isn’t malfunctioning… it’s unfolding exactly as predicted? That’s the theme explored in the new speculative sci-fi novella, Mimeograph by Swedish author, Eira A. Ekre – and we’re ...