The Memory Collection: 20 Objects from the 20th Century

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Programmable electronic machines

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Programmable Electronic Machines

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A printed circuit board is the electrical circuit, affixed to a card, that links different electronic components.

Picture: Michel Lambert
Gift of Multividéo, Iberville.

© Pointe-à-Callière, Montréal Museum of Archaeology and History 2001. All rights reserved.

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Programmable Electronic Machines

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These machines made it possible to unleash all the creative power of science and the arts, to automate repetitive production tasks and to help democratize knowledge.

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The learner will:

use examples of material elements of culture to explain its historical significance
evaluate changes that technological, medical and social innovations have made to our culture
speculate why some products have had a significant impact on daily life