The History of Computing Research Group

Our aim is to embed the history of computing within the established genres of economic and social history, and the histories of technology, science, and mathematics.

Our research is broadly based, taking in topics ranging from the development of information technology policy to the origins of artificial intelligence, and covering a time period extending from the 18th century up to the 1990s.

Current Projects

• The Mathematical Works of Bolzano
• Software Protection
• The History of Analogue Computing
• The History of Computing in Malta

Recent Projects

• Development and Structure of the International Software Industry
• Information Technology Policy in Britain
• Mechanisation of Thought Processes
• Internet Security
• Human Computers at the Greenwich Observatory
• From Diversity to Convergence: British Computer Networks and the Internet, 1970-1995

Academic Staff and Students

Martin Campbell-Kelly (Professor)
Steve Russ (Lecturer)
Mario Aloisio (Research Student)
Charles Care (Research Student)
Mary Croarken (Warwick Honorary Research Fellow)

Publications

A list of recent publications is available.