Art Nouveau and the Secession Movements from Mucha to Klimt
In the last decade of the nineteenth century a new decorative language spread across Europe with a speed that surprised even its practitioners. Known…
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The Origins and Development of the Spreadsheet and Its Use Across Society
The electronic spreadsheet is among the most widely used pieces of software ever written. It is found on the desks of accountants and engineers,…
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The House of Wisdom in Baghdad and the Sages of the Middle East
In the summer of 762 the second Abbasid ruler, Abu Jafar al-Mansur, chose a site on the west bank of the Tigris, close to…
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