Fortunately, I had the opportunity to pursue further computer history as a masters project with the department of Computer Science. With this research I wish to delve into the great breadth of literature relating to computers and use it to enhance an understanding of the growth of computing at the University of Western Australia. There is plenty of excellent material out there to be read. The innovation, risks and dreams that have given the world an information age, provide insight into the concepts upon which our current technology rests. Toole, B.A., 'Ada Byron, Lady Lovelace, An Analyst and Metaphysician,' IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, vol.
Computer History is a rapidly growing field of historical inquiry.
In tracing the history of computing at the University I am gathering a web of threads linked to fragments of history that combine into a networked whole. The history of the computer is like an unknown world. This study shall go beyond the threshold, using archival, oral and secondary accounts to chart the growth of a key area of human society. Manchester Mark 1, left hand side. Rotwang's Robot, from Fritz Lang's 1926 film 'Metropolis'.