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Monday, January 11, 2016

(All day)
East Asia Library, Lathrop

Free and open to the public.

Exhibit: An exploration of modern East Asian information technology through historical artifacts from the personal collection of Professor Thomas S. Mullaney (History) and the Stanford East Asia Library. Opening reception and guest lectures by Jidong Yang (EAL) and Thomas S. Mullaney (History) on Wednesday, January 20 at 5pm.

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

5p-6:15p
East Asia Library, Lathrop

Free and open to the Public.

During the 19th and 20th centuries, groundbreaking information technologies like the telegraph, the typewriter, and the computer changed the world. All of these technologies were designed with the alphabet in mind, however, leaving open the question: what about China, Japan, and Korea? In this exhibition, the history of modern East Asian information technology is explored through artifacts from...