1968 When The World Began - return to a square

50 years later, both creators and keepers of the flame for the ‘Mother of All Demos’ reflect on how 1968 changed the world - for all of us.

1968 When The World Began - the mother of all demos

9 December 1968, modern computing begins with a ‘Big Bang’ — visionary Douglas Engelbart’s demo of a system designed to make everyone smarter.

1968 When The World Began - sword of damocles

The Einstein of interactivity, Ivan Sutherland conceived of ‘drawing’ onto a computer screen - going on to create the ‘ultimate display

1968 When The World Began - the pivot

In ‘Cybernetic Serendipity’, the first exhibition of computer art, curator Jasia Reichardt presented a world where computers create with us