The evolution of electronic displays
John Harrison
- Regions:
- Surrey, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire
- Notice Period:
- Short (maybe less than one month's notice)
- Type:
- Subject enthusiast, experienced speaker
- Fee:
- Unknown: Depends on the group
- Category:
- Science
- Updated:
- 14th October 2022
- Tagged:
- Displays
Today we take for granted that complex information can be displayed on a wide range of products, but the technology that makes that possible has evolved very rapidly. Only a few decades ago to display anything other than the most basic information required very expensive, bulky equipment, only available on high value equipment. In this talk I describe how electronic displays evolved during the latter part of the 20th century, illustrated with many pictures from my time working with displays at Ferranti in the 1970s & 80s. See: jaharrison.me.uk/Talks/#DisplayTech
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My career was half as a Chartered Engineer and half as a chartered Ergonomics & Human Factors Consultant. My talks draw partly on that but more on my many other interests including: photography, fell walking, bell ringing, railways, bricks, human perception, maths ,... I have given around 250 talks to 100+ different groups. I'm based in Wokingham, Berkshire so limited to the surrounding area for in-person events (but online can be anywhere). Details of my talks are on my website at: jaharrison.me.uk/Talks
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